Radiator question

[Red Dragon]

Hi all, could not find this answer anywhere. I have a 1985 m1028 with a slight pinhole leak in the radiator, just looking at options for a replacement. Can I get away with a single core radiator and do away with the oil and tranny cooler lines? This truck is primarily used in winter warfare plowing snow not middle east blistering hot desert war. My thought was to plug them, not sure if that would harm the tranny or engine or if a single core would fit right. . .the single core radiator is less expensive also is match fit to a k30 6.2. Thanks for advice!

Sorry accidentally posted this to website help Newbie alert!

 

[cucvrus]

No you need all the cooling you can get to plow snow. It is one of the hardest things you can do to a vehicle. It will burn op the transmission with out the transmission cooler and the engine will run hot with a single core and the oil will just keep getting hotter and the whole vehicle will be useless in a short time of plowing. Just spend about $350. and be done with it. Do the job right the first time or do it over and over and ruin more things real quick. .

 

[MarcusOReallyus]

What he said, Red, and he's been plowing with these things for a couple of decades. He knows whereof he speaks.

 

[Red Dragon]

This is the info I was after. Thank you for steering me in the right direction.