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What to do with an old radiator? 900 1993

posted by AGOStumpy on Tue Apr 30 04:24 CST 2002
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Just swapped out a leaky stock rad. with a new metal Nissens one (by the way, one of the easiest things to replace on this so far).

I was wondering what to do with the OLD radiator? Just trash it? I seem to remember someone telling me I could get a little $ from it somehow since there's so much stinking aluminum in it. Even just tips on where to get it recycled or something would be good.

Any ideas?
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1993 940 Turbo, 134k - "The Tank"

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What to do with an old radiator? 900 1993

posted by djtibb on Tue Apr 30 07:45 CST 2002
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You replaced your stock rad. with a Nissens metal unit? I couldn't find a metal one for my car when I searched a little while ago. Everyone told me that the only Nissens offered for 92 and later was aluminum/plastic. Do you know the part number just so I can compare?
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Don Tibbetts
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What to do with an old radiator? 900 1993

posted by AGOStumpy on Tue Apr 30 08:51 CST 2002
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At first I thought the one I was shipped was the wrong rad when I got it in the mail, but got to looking, and from what I can tell, (someone correct me if I'm wrong) the Nissens one (from FCPGroton.com, part # 8603853) IS all metal, but it LOOKS like it's not. The area that is plastic on the stock rad seems to be some sort of plastic coated metal on the Nissens. I'm guessing they do that partly for looks, and partly for protection because that part of the rad is exposed and is where the hoses connect. On the stock one you can kind of "squish" the hose connections if you try hard enough(proving they're plastic) but on this one, the connections are rock hard.

hope that helps

Steve

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What to do with an old radiator? 900 1993

posted by djtibb on Tue Apr 30 09:32 CST 2002
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Yes Steve that's the same radiator that I got. Same source too. I asked Nick before I ordered and he told me that its aluminum and plastic. The hose connections have aluminum sleeves in them or more likely that plastic is just molded onto the core. At any rate, it seemed to be a very good quality rad. and hopefully it'll last nine or ten years like the stock one did.

In answer to your original question, I'm in the same boat. I've decided to leak test my old rad. because I knew it was leaking from somewhere. When I get to it I'll post the results. It may be helpful to someone else someday, who knows. After that I guess I'll just throw it away unless I can cook up some other use for it between now and then.

Don Tibbetts

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What to do with an old radiator? 900 1993

posted by someone claiming to be ringlee on Tue Apr 30 05:54 CST 2002 [RELATED]

Nobody will pay you anything for this. Just trash it or drop it off at a metal recycling yard.

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What to do with an old radiator? 900 1993

posted by someone claiming to be rwreagan on Tue Apr 30 05:33 CST 2002 [RELATED]

AGOStumpy,

There's a market for them here in the mountains of East Tennessee. They work great for making moonshine stills. We prefer the aluminum ones with no lead solder, since it takes longer before the customers go blind from the lead poisoning.

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What to do with an old radiator? 900 1993

posted by chris herbst on Tue Apr 30 04:28 CST 2002
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Yeah, if you have "clean" aluminum you can get good dollars. Even old alloy rims can bring some bucks if you pull the wheel weights and the valve stems.

Hack the plastic parts out of the radiator so that there is ONLY aluminum left. Then take it to wherever you take your cans. The biggest money is brought at local/regional scrapyards, but those are primarily commercial, servicing junkyards, car scrappers, contractors, factories, etc.
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Chris Herbst
1992 945, 71k
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Not to be misunderstood... 900 1993

posted by chris herbst on Tue Apr 30 07:23 CST 2002
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You'll get at least fifty cents, which should really be worth an hour of your time and a gallon or two of gas.

If you have a pickup truckload of them, you'll see about $350 at current price. Start your collection today!

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Chris Herbst
1992 945, 71k
Volvo shop tech

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