tornado_735 Posted April 29, 2012 Report Share Posted April 29, 2012 Well, my free fix didn't do the job. My radiator is still leaking. I'm not sure where from, but it's somewhere I cannot see. I know it would be smarter to buy a new radiator, but I think that one from the yard will suffice, especially since this car has 209k miles. With as many GMs as picknpull has, I can probably find a low mileage one. What I need to know are which radiators are compatible...I do have the factory trans cooler. Will the rad from any first gen automatic, LQ1 or not work? Or do I specifically have to find a radiator from an Auto LQ1 powered W? Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOT2B GM Posted April 30, 2012 Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 any rad from a 91-93 LQ1 auto car should work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White93z34 Posted April 30, 2012 Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 LH0 ones will work as well but wont be as thick as the OEM one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManicMechanic Posted April 30, 2012 Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 A ---------- CUTLASS 91 6-191 (3.1L), w/o eng oil cooler CUTLASS 92-93 6-191 (3.1L), 1" thick GRAND PRIX 89 1" thick, AT oil cooler in right tank GRAND PRIX 92-93 w/o eng oil cooler; w/o low coolant warning sensor; 1" thick LUMINA CAR 91-93 6-191 (3.1L), 1" thick REGAL 91 6-191 (3.1L), 1" thick, AT oil cooler in right tank REGAL 92-93 6-191 (3.1L) B ---------- CUTLASS 91 6-191 (3.1L), w/eng oil cooler CUTLASS 91-93 6-207 (3.4L), w/eng oil cooler CUTLASS 92-93 6-191 (3.1L), 1-3/8" thick, w/eng oil cooler GRAND PRIX 91 6-191 (3.1L), w/eng oil cooler GRAND PRIX 91 6-207 (3.4L), w/eng oil cooler GRAND PRIX 92-93 w/eng oil cooler LUMINA CAR 91-93 6-191 (3.1L), 1-3/8" thick, w/eng oil cooler LUMINA CAR 91-93 6-207 (3.4L), w/eng oil cooler REGAL 90-93 6-231 (3.8L) |B| fits |A|; but has greater cooling capacity & plug unused eng. oil cooler fittings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy K Posted April 30, 2012 Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 your leak is 95% chance right at the top on the driver's side front plastic tank end of the radiator where the coolant from the engine contacts the plastic. RTV might give you a could months to go.... but do find a full thickness radiator, as I have and will do to All my cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schurkey Posted April 30, 2012 Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 Remove YOUR radiator, haul it to a local radiator repair shop. They're in the Yellow Pages. They inspect, clean, and repair your radiator, or they are able to supply a new one. You buy a radiator from a salvage yard, the first thing you do is...take it to a rad shop for inspection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornado_735 Posted April 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 your leak is 95% chance right at the top on the driver's side front plastic tank end of the radiator where the coolant from the engine contacts the plastic. RTV might give you a could months to go.... but do find a full thickness radiator, as I have and will do to All my cars. The leak is on the driver side, but it's pissing straight out of the bottom. I will do my best to find an LQ1 radiator, but if I can't, what I can find will suffice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornado_735 Posted April 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2012 Remove YOUR radiator, haul it to a local radiator repair shop. They're in the Yellow Pages. They inspect, clean, and repair your radiator, or they are able to supply a new one. You buy a radiator from a salvage yard, the first thing you do is...take it to a rad shop for inspection. Thanks for the input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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