Radiator drip- now what

zimm

zimm

Caught the Bug
So I've been getting random pink antifreeze drip/drops on my garage floor. I checked all over and I'm getting a drip from the lower driver's side radiator tank. I did a search and of course I'm far from the only one. I'm out of warranty. Should I get a crown replacement or up the ante and get a fabricated aluminum job? If so, who makes a good one for the 3.6?

Edit- how disappointing. Of all the aftermarket crap for JK's, it seems the best option is a rock auto Spectrum $87 replacement. Bummer.
 
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zimm said:
So I've been getting random pink antifreeze drip/drops on my garage floor. I checked all over and I'm getting a drip from the lower driver's side radiator tank. I did a search and of course I'm far from the only one. I'm out of warranty. Should I get a crown replacement or up the ante and get a fabricated aluminum job? If so, who makes a good one for the 3.6?
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I just did the radiator in mine. I went with a OEM style replacement, for about $100 shipped. I didn't feel it was necessary to get a full aluminum, as it's going to work the same as the OEM style.


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Yup, just ordered the Spectrum for $101 shipped. 42k miles on a stock radiator is B.S. I read through the moshimoto or whatever those are called, and apparently JK's get so much frame twist that the aftermarket aluminum jobs can't handle the tweaking.
 
Actually, there might be a solution. When we were still using Pentastar fans on the LS swaps, Robbie made a mount that worked in the the same slots as factory reservoir but used an aluminum tank. We’ve since switched to the Camaro fans and use a different mount. I don’t know if I have one laying around but you could call MoTech and ask them. I can almost guarantee you they have them and the tanks.


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Disregard. For some reason I read that as the overflow reservoir.
 
zimm said:
Yup, just ordered the Spectrum for $101 shipped. 42k miles on a stock radiator is B.S. I read through the moshimoto or whatever those are called, and apparently JK's get so much frame twist that the aftermarket aluminum jobs can't handle the tweaking.
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[emoji23][emoji23] I had just under 40k when mine started to actually leak. I could smell the start for some time but never got a drip. Hopefully this one last longer.


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The last time the Grand was in for an oil change the dealer told me the radiator was spewing coolant and it would be $1000 to replace it. I said it wasn’t spewing when I dropped it off so just change the oil, this is what I found when I got back home


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