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My new radiator came in! The only thing is, on the bottom, there's 2 brass (or metal most likely) tubes. I'm guessing these are for an auto trans? My car is a 5 speed. It didn't come with any caps to cap it off or anything. Can I get something like that at a parts store? Thanks!
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You should be able to get brass caps at any Lowe's or Home Depot to cap those off if they are not needed. I believe they are for the auto tranny.http://www.cardomain.com/id/hawkdoc60
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yep, those fittings are for auto tranny... cap em off... auto radiator is an upgrade from the manual radiators as its dual core...
stay cool!
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Are they gonna be hard to find? And since its dual core, should I have any fitment problems?
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I put a new dual-core (automatic) radiator in the 'Egg a few months ago; didn't even bother capping those lines. Maybe I should have but I do not see why. The only fit problem, if you can call it that, is that it is wider that my old very thin radiator, and so it was a tight fit getting it in the engine compartment.
Interesting side note: I initially hooked up the two fan leads backwards so the fan didn't run; even with the high heat in SoCal and no fan to help with cooling, it was just fine, and temp was normal. I love those dual-core radiators.If it has boobs or wheels, sooner or later you're going to have trouble with it.
Mark S.
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no fitment issues
you don't need to cap off those ports at the bottom. Nothing will leak out of them. They are the inlet and outlet to a separate tank/cooler inside the lower radiator tank. In an auto trans car, auto trans fluid would be circulated thru them to expell heat from the trans fluid into the coolant.Jim DeAngelis
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Sweet, so just leave it like it is?
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yupJim DeAngelis
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and if you see coolent driping out of them, you know when to change the rad!!Trees aren't kind to me...
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Wouldn't it be a good idea to cap the ATX ports just to prevent anything getting in their and prevent it from un-necessarily rusting out....what do caps cost...a couple $ each...whats a rad cost...+$100.Joe Lutz
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I ran a piece of fuel line to both on mine. They are just hooked together now.1960 willys pickup
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