hi all
looking for feedback on the csf brand radiators.
thanks
mike

One came in my new to me with blown headgasket 745t when I bought it about 5 - 6 years ago. looked brand new then and still functions well today with zero problems. I'd buy another. I have also had great results with Modine but sadly they were put out of business by foreign competition. Boy they made a great product at a great price.





Dan

I've had one in the 240 for several years and have had only one problem with it: Since it is "universal" fit it has an opening for a temp sensor in the top right of the radiator that is filled with a plug inside a rubber grommet. The plug has blown out a couple of times, which has been annoying and inconvenient. I bought it through a local radiator shop and installed it myself. The last time the plug blew out (last month) the raditor shop didn't have the plug, but just soldered on a brass plate to cover the plug hole (without charging me, BTW). That should fix the problem.

It is a lifetime guaranteed radiator. Cools well, easy to put in, fit and all was fine.

Mike
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Mike Brown Greenville, NC 1996 965 139K 1994 940 137K 1986 244 137K (odometer broken)

hello brownboy.
thanks for the info.
what i do to keep the rubber plug in place is snake a zip tie through the radiator and around the rubber plug. havent had a problem.
i pulled a csf radiator yesterday from the j-yard. it has a date code and original sticker, which makes it two years old for 30.00$
like to pick up stuff like that to have if/when needed.
the 95 940 turbo radiator is very expensive when purchased brand new.
tomorrow i will check and see how old is the rad in my new/old 940 turbo.
thanks again
mike

Hi Mike:
That's a great tip about the zip-tie. Wish I'd thought of it. It would at least have saved me a couple of trips to the radiator shop. Next time....

I wish we had a better selection of parts yards nearby. I bought a radiator for the 940 last year and they are expensive when you get them new. That was a good snag on the $30 radiator.

Mike
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Mike Brown Greenville, NC 1996 965 139K 1994 940 137K 1986 244 137K (odometer broken)