Leaking Radiator - 2000 TJ
 

This morning I noticed that my Jeep Wrangler was leaking coolant. I pop the
hood and remove the shroud to find a nice stream of coolant which has been
trickling down from the radiator where the plastic "cap" of the radiator
meets the metal part on the top. Is this something that happens rather often
with Jeep radiators?

I assume this must be something that happens quite often as quoted on Stu
Olson's page and searching.

Since I'll be needing to replace the radiator most likely rather soon, where
is the best place to get a replacement? radiators.com or radiatorbarn.com?
Also, will the radiator have the plastic / metal flawed design?

Thanks,

Pete

Re: Leaking Radiator - 2000 TJ
 

Pete.
As a Jeep mechanic I see this all the time. In fact I replaced a Wrangler
radiator today with a leaking upper tank seal. I would be careful where I
bought the radiator because some of the after marker radiators seem to have
a smaller core depth than OEM units causing overheating. The easiest and
most precise way to measure the core depth (or thickness) is to insert a
piece of wire between the fins of the radiator. Mark the wire and measure it
for your core depth measurement. Pete make sure you get a new radiator with
the same core depth as the one in it..
Mike

"Pete Weber" <weber5327@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:yZvTb.18991$zs1.13335@newssvr27.news.prodigy. com...
> This morning I noticed that my Jeep Wrangler was leaking coolant. I pop
the
> hood and remove the shroud to find a nice stream of coolant which has been
> trickling down from the radiator where the plastic "cap" of the radiator
> meets the metal part on the top. Is this something that happens rather
often
> with Jeep radiators?
>
> I assume this must be something that happens quite often as quoted on Stu
> Olson's page and searching.
>
> Since I'll be needing to replace the radiator most likely rather soon,
where
> is the best place to get a replacement? radiators.com or radiatorbarn.com?
> Also, will the radiator have the plastic / metal flawed design?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Pete
>
>

Re: Leaking Radiator - 2000 TJ
 

Pete.
As a Jeep mechanic I see this all the time. In fact I replaced a Wrangler
radiator today with a leaking upper tank seal. I would be careful where I
bought the radiator because some of the after marker radiators seem to have
a smaller core depth than OEM units causing overheating. The easiest and
most precise way to measure the core depth (or thickness) is to insert a
piece of wire between the fins of the radiator. Mark the wire and measure it
for your core depth measurement. Pete make sure you get a new radiator with
the same core depth as the one in it..
Mike

"Pete Weber" <weber5327@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:yZvTb.18991$zs1.13335@newssvr27.news.prodigy. com...
> This morning I noticed that my Jeep Wrangler was leaking coolant. I pop
the
> hood and remove the shroud to find a nice stream of coolant which has been
> trickling down from the radiator where the plastic "cap" of the radiator
> meets the metal part on the top. Is this something that happens rather
often
> with Jeep radiators?
>
> I assume this must be something that happens quite often as quoted on Stu
> Olson's page and searching.
>
> Since I'll be needing to replace the radiator most likely rather soon,
where
> is the best place to get a replacement? radiators.com or radiatorbarn.com?
> Also, will the radiator have the plastic / metal flawed design?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Pete
>
>

Re: Leaking Radiator - 2000 TJ
 

Pete.
As a Jeep mechanic I see this all the time. In fact I replaced a Wrangler
radiator today with a leaking upper tank seal. I would be careful where I
bought the radiator because some of the after marker radiators seem to have
a smaller core depth than OEM units causing overheating. The easiest and
most precise way to measure the core depth (or thickness) is to insert a
piece of wire between the fins of the radiator. Mark the wire and measure it
for your core depth measurement. Pete make sure you get a new radiator with
the same core depth as the one in it..
Mike

"Pete Weber" <weber5327@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:yZvTb.18991$zs1.13335@newssvr27.news.prodigy. com...
> This morning I noticed that my Jeep Wrangler was leaking coolant. I pop
the
> hood and remove the shroud to find a nice stream of coolant which has been
> trickling down from the radiator where the plastic "cap" of the radiator
> meets the metal part on the top. Is this something that happens rather
often
> with Jeep radiators?
>
> I assume this must be something that happens quite often as quoted on Stu
> Olson's page and searching.
>
> Since I'll be needing to replace the radiator most likely rather soon,
where
> is the best place to get a replacement? radiators.com or radiatorbarn.com?
> Also, will the radiator have the plastic / metal flawed design?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Pete
>
>