Installed the LFP Radiator today

[SWThomas]

I was getting sick and tired of my stock radiator leaking from the lower transmission cooler fitting. I tried a few things to fix it and none worked. I decided to just replace the radiator with the LFP unit. Thanks goes to SBL03 for the great deal on the rad. :bigthumb:

The radiator arrived yesterday and the mounting posts had been bent a little from UPS lugging around the huge box. I bent them back and nothing was damaged. The radiator itself looks amazing and the fin area is quite a bit thicker than OEM. I did weigh both radiators and the LFP unit is about 7 pounds heavier than the stocker.

The installation was a snap. Just as easy as installing the stock rad. I just removed the trans cooler fittings from the stocker and screwed them right in to the LFP. I noticed that the bosses on the LFP unit were bevelled a little and looked like they could accept o-rings. So I put some o-rings on them for good measure and applied a little thread sealant. I did have to cut a small notch out of my fan shroud to make space for the drain. The OEM retaining bolts that hold the fan to the rad were too long and I had to use some shorter ones.

Other than that it fits great. I haven't had a chance to drive the truck any kind of distance so I'm not sure about any temperature drop. Here's some pics of how it fit...

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n308/SWThomas/LFPRadiator.jpg

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n308/SWThomas/LFPRadiator1.jpg

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http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n308/SWThomas/LFPRadiator5.jpg

[doggystyle]

nice!