The Definitive Guide to Radiators

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We seem to be caught in repeating ourselves on which radiator is best for what. Worse, we're finding ourselves having to refute misinformed marketing myths, and pseudo-science time and again. So much so that discussions regarding matters pertaining to troubleshooting and decision making towards better reliability and value are sidelined.

This will be a 4 part series, that will be provided in installments as time allows and shall be updated as necessary.

I'd like to ask the mods if they would be kind enough to give me the ability to edit posts on this thread, for errata/revisions/updates. Hopefully this becomes a sticky as well and would be of help to more people.


Part 1: Aluminum vs Copper-Brass Mythbusting and General FAQ
Part 2: Repair or Replacement
Part 3: Coolant and Commonsense
Part 4: Troubleshooting

I also ask folks to please, pretty please -do not PM me for service requests, or brand recommendations. Keep questions technical and they will be answered.