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    Posted: Jun/23/2018 at 4:16pm
have a 4.0  in my sons sportabout wagon  rad sprung a leak  what are you guys running for radiators stock , aluminum  ?
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A replacement that is IDENTICAL in every way to the original I pulled out. Bought it at one of the local parts stores. Perfect exact fit and it looks like the original. When I had it sitting next to the one I pulled out I couldn't tell the difference except for this one is a three row core and the original was a two row core.
Made in Korea, no leaks, been in several years, engine runs cool.......

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do you remember where ya got it from 

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Advance Auto, 2519 Easton Blvd, Des Moines

It was a while back.
I originally bought one that was a two row core, exactly the same as the one I took out.
It developed a leak within two minutes. It had a guarantee so I took it back and they ordered another.
But this time it came in as a three row core - no leaks.
Not sure if they still sell these but it was NOT all that expensive, it appears to have been made with original prints or tooling as it is a precise copy of the originals used in Eagles. It matches the one from the wagon, SX4 and another Eagle I'm working on. 

It's worth checking them out, anyway............ 
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closest thing found is an aluminum one 3 row 203 
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I suspect it's likely that they aren't doing the replacement/reproductions any longer - it was at least 2014 or whenever the Kenosha reunion before the last one in 2017 was..... so that's what, 4 years ago? Maybe 5 that I got this one. A lot can happen in a year - especially considering that these cars become less and less common with each passing year and that means they sell fewer and fewer. 

My brother put an aluminum replacement in his 69 Javelin after hearing the trouble I was having finding a correct good radiator for my 70 (500 JUST for a core - plus labor and his car isn't intended to be a trailer queen show car, although it should have been)
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Originally posted by matty 401 matty 401 wrote:

have a 4.0  in my sons sportabout wagon  rad sprung a leak  what are you guys running for radiators stock , aluminum  ?


Rock Auto's listing for stock replacement radiators (and other stuff) for AMCs is a bit screwed up at the moment, with some cars listed, and others that we all know used the same or very similar radiator are not.

If you search on their website within the years your car was produced, (so in your case, 71-77 specific, and 78-88 not exactly specific) you'll find stuff that should be listed in your year.


73 Gremlin 401/5-spd.
77 Matador Wagon 360/727.
81 Jeep J10 LWB 360/4-spd
83 Concord DL 4-dr 258/auto

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I got one from Rock Auto for $235, looks like the original and made in Mexico, just like the car.
1982 Rambler Lerma
1981 Rambler Lerma coupe
1978 American (Concord base)
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we got lucky  his was repaired for 80 
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