I just got a new radiator. (It's not the 3 row type, but I got a good deal on it, and I can't afford the 3-row right now.) Anyhow, this new one has a couple of more places where some sort of connection is susppose to go, but I have no idea what. I know there is place for some kind of sensor, but my car doesn't have whatever the sensor is. Here's a picture I just took...



The valves I'm talking about are circled in red.

Last question, is there anything special about the black plastic clip that holds the coolant tank upper hose (pictured below) to the radiator? It's not a metal clip like the rest are, and I'm wondering what the rest of you have used in the past to connect this hose.



Thanks as always, and hopefully this will be the last set of radiator questions!

Re your last question, the plastic clip is just an OEM hose clamp. Cut it off and use a new worm-type, but don't over-torque.

The metal brackets don't fit this thing, and I'm not sure how it is supposed to connect on the bottom either.

There should be two rubber cradles mounted along the bottom frame rail, the lip of the end tanks will rest in the center. The top brackets should have rubber inserts in them, and they should also fit over the lip of the end tank. I have the same radiator and it is a little shorter than the original, so you might have bend the bracket a bit, then install it.
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Bruce S. near D.C.

Well, I thought it would be the last set of questions...

How is this radiator supposed to stay bolted down to the car? The old metal brackets from the old radiator don't fit this new one at all...

Should this radiator have come with them (I'm guessing)? Also, it didn't come with anything to plug the AT fluid holes... (I'm beginning to understand why I got such a "good" deal on this stupid thing.) Is there anything special I should use to plug those holes? I would weld them shut if I could, but I can't.

Anyway, I'm going to have to try to talk to the guy I got this from tomorrow and figure out what's going on...

Hi. I've swapped about four radiators over the last ten years, all exchanging originals for IPD's heavy duty (3-row) types.
They've always fit. I can only suggest that the little rubber "cushions"(?) at the bottom of the frame that the radiator sits on have moved or shifted a little (they fit in depressions, and in turn the radiator's frame sits in depressions in the rubber cushions. If the cushions aren't in the right position, the radiator won't drop into them properly, and the radiator will sit too high for the clamps to properly grasp the upper part of the radiator and bolt down properly.
So check the bottom, under where the radiator sits.
Good luck.

"Also, it didn't come with anything to plug the AT fluid holes... "
They only need to be covered to keep dirt out in case you want to use the rad with an AT someday. (They're part of a seperate channel so no rad fluid will leak out.)

"The old metal brackets from the old radiator don't fit this new one at all...
Should this radiator have come with them (I'm guessing)?"
Is the rad thicker than the previous one? Ie. the brackets (top and bottom are too narrow to accept/hold the rad?
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1980 245 Canadian B21A with SU carb and M46 trans

Hi. The radiator was built to be suitable for a range of different applications.
Obviously you have a manual transmission, so forget them (and if the radiator came with plastic caps, keep them on those connections to keep dirt and moisture from collecting inside.
The reason it was obvious about your transmission is that, if you had an automatic transmission, you would readily see that you have two lines -- connections for the automatic transmission fluid -- poised at that spot to connect to those "nipples". You see, the radiator also serves as a cooler for that fluid, too.
By the way, for those cars that have a temperature sensor (actually, a switch) to control an auxiliary electric fan, your radiator also has a place to install that sensor. It's the large white "knob" (actually, the cap over a seal) above the uppermost transmission line nipple. That screws out, and the sensor plugs into that hole.
Hope this helps. Now enjoy your cooler-running car :-)
Best regards

The fittings are for automatic transmision fluid cooling. If you don't have an automatic just plug them off. Dan