akafireball
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Hi, Long time lurker here,Paul in SC..
I could use some advise from the Forum ,I bought my wife a low mile 60k 08 king ranch 4x4 a year are so ago .I am slowly loosing fluid cant find a leak visually about (1/4 to 1/2 gal a week) .I am assuming its a pinhole in the radiator . I want to tear into it and do new hoses new thermostat and a new HD Radiator . I can do all that for less than the cost of taking it to a shop to get it diagnosed . My questions for the form experts here are ...what is the best HD radiator to get ? can I get one with lifetime warranty or are they junk from the big 3 parts stores ? A motor-craft from rock auto is around $243 (can I ...should I get the rad w/super-cooling ?) I guess I should also figure out if i have the towing package or not I am assuming it does as its 4x4 King ranch? also should I get a lower temp thermostat I have done that in the past with chevy FI v8's with good results like a 160 degree thermo or 170? any advise would be greatly appreciated y'all ...& please excuse my poor spelling & grammar ...God Bless
I could use some advise from the Forum ,I bought my wife a low mile 60k 08 king ranch 4x4 a year are so ago .I am slowly loosing fluid cant find a leak visually about (1/4 to 1/2 gal a week) .I am assuming its a pinhole in the radiator . I want to tear into it and do new hoses new thermostat and a new HD Radiator . I can do all that for less than the cost of taking it to a shop to get it diagnosed . My questions for the form experts here are ...what is the best HD radiator to get ? can I get one with lifetime warranty or are they junk from the big 3 parts stores ? A motor-craft from rock auto is around $243 (can I ...should I get the rad w/super-cooling ?) I guess I should also figure out if i have the towing package or not I am assuming it does as its 4x4 King ranch? also should I get a lower temp thermostat I have done that in the past with chevy FI v8's with good results like a 160 degree thermo or 170? any advise would be greatly appreciated y'all ...& please excuse my poor spelling & grammar ...God Bless