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Old 04-22-03, 02:23 PM
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automatic radiator into a 5 speed.

i have a few holes in my radiator in my 86 gxl.. i have a complete 88 se parts car.. it has a BRAND new radiator.. only its an auto and there are parts in it for cooling the tranny *****.. my question is will the radiator work in my 5 speed and what do i need to plug up or worry about.. thanks in advance
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it will work fine. make sure you still have a overflow and a fill. don't worry about the trans lines, leave them alone..
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im just going to cap them off.. somehow i got a shitload of holes in mine.. so i decided to swap all the parts from the other car.
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You dont even need to cap them off, theyre a seperate chamber from the regular cooling area. But you can if you want.
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works fine. all new aftermarket "stock" rads you buy come auto anyways so they only have to make one rad.
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u can't put a stock 5 spd radiator in an auto then, right?
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i'm running a brass s4 auto radiator on my tII and for some reason this thing runs cooler than alot of tII's with upgraded rad's so i'm happy
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