Radiator aftermarket

just anot her thought. Years ago, I was traveling down to see my father in Hemet. CA, and my 74 Dart ex cop car overheated in Bakersfield. I nursed it to Hemet, and took it into a shop there. They rodded out the rad, R &R'd it, and refilled it with fresh coolant for half the cost of just rodding it in Seattle. That car never had another cooling problem. Couldn't have been happier with the job. Maybe consider sending it out to be done where the cost of living is much cheaper.