RW> I was a product of the 50s, when 'hot rod' fever got into my blood and
RW> the place to be at the time was in California. That was true into the 70s
RW> before California began to regulate engine emissions, retro-fitting old
RW> cars with emission 'improvement' BS! There was a time when, if you knew
RW> someone' - you could remove emission equipment and still pass the
RW> 'visual'
RW> test. If need be, a clean exhaust car could pass the emission test in
RW> place of yours...all of that was legislated out of existence and is
RW> impossible these days. The only way out of testing these days, unless the
RW> DMV caught onto it, is to register your vehicles in a non-emission
RW> testing
RW> area. I did that for the last 5 years of my residency in CA.

Not sure what happened to that state.  Too many Hollywood limo liberals and
hippies I guess.

RW> Plug wires.

Yup.

RW> When I was 16, I owned a 1940 Ford and worked {at} a local dairy as a soda
RW> jerk. Forget why, but after work one night in the dark, I opened the hood
RW> of that car to see sparks flying from the wires to the head (ground). In
RW> retrospect, I've often wondered how that engine even ran with those
RW> wires.

Could be a nice display for the 4th of July.


RW>  RW>> Are the tanks aluminum or plastic?
RW> 
RW>  MH> From what I can tell, the entire thing is aluminum.  The overflow
RW>  MH> tank is separate and is plastic.  The pipes into the radiator look
RW> to
RW>  MH> be plastic.
RW> 
RW> ATF lines = pipes? Or the hose from the overflow tank?

The upper hose that goes to the top of the radiator is clamped onto the
plastic opening.  I'll have to inspect the other connections closer.  The
radiator is aluminum, but at the very least the opening to the tank is
plastic.  I don't recall what the old one was made of at that location.

RW> That's good. Hopefully the internal ATF cooler line is aluminum too.

Not knowing what the old one was made out of - or how it failed, I'm not
sure if this new radiator is better or not.  

I'll try and lookup the 2001 Durango factory radiator specs.

RW> LOL! After the first day of that, they'd tell you to take a bus or
RW> commuter train...

I'll make sure I buy a service item each time.  Whatever is the cheapest
item on the service price list.  Maybe have them check the tire pressure
each day after my tows.  :)

- Mark

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