Flexpedition
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I'd personally leave the stock radiator in there, especially considering your planning a newer trailer that is as light as or lighter than your current 6200, which you said yourself has been trouble-free towing.
I've not removed an Expedition radiator, but 5 hours seems like worst case scenario. There really is a lot of room in the engine bay to work in, its not like a small subcompact front-wheel-drive car. Even with minimal amounts of DIY wrenching experience, I think you can tackle this job yourself, if you really feel its needed, which I don't.
If you were pulling mountains all summer with a 7K+ trailer, I'd probably recommend the "upgrade". Nothing wrong with your better safe than sorry paranoia, other than it can be expensive overkill.
Rock auto for example lists a variety of companies who stock these:
http://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/ford,2011,expedition,5.4l+v8,3015237,cooling+system,radiator,2172
Your local NAPA might be a good place to try as well.
I've not removed an Expedition radiator, but 5 hours seems like worst case scenario. There really is a lot of room in the engine bay to work in, its not like a small subcompact front-wheel-drive car. Even with minimal amounts of DIY wrenching experience, I think you can tackle this job yourself, if you really feel its needed, which I don't.
If you were pulling mountains all summer with a 7K+ trailer, I'd probably recommend the "upgrade". Nothing wrong with your better safe than sorry paranoia, other than it can be expensive overkill.
Rock auto for example lists a variety of companies who stock these:
http://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/ford,2011,expedition,5.4l+v8,3015237,cooling+system,radiator,2172
Your local NAPA might be a good place to try as well.