# i need a 97 grand am radiator

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-need-a-97-grand-am-radiator/200647>\
**Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [November 12, 2008, 2:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-need-a-97-grand-am-radiator/200647 "2008-11-12T14:01:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![flyinglow57](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/flyinglow57/32/5978_2.png) [@flyinglow57](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/flyinglow57)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 2:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-need-a-97-grand-am-radiator/200647/1 "2008-11-12T14:01:33Z")

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its for a 97 grand am gt with the 3.1 ltr engine. i pulled into my house today and smelled something. i popped the hood and saw that the plastic end tank was leadking:bash:

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**Author:** ![Pewter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pewter/32/5936_2.png) [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 2:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-need-a-97-grand-am-radiator/200647/2 "2008-11-12T14:05:49Z")

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all gone,scrap was high

replace just the tank

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**Author:** ![flyinglow57](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/flyinglow57/32/5978_2.png) [@flyinglow57](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/flyinglow57)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 2:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-need-a-97-grand-am-radiator/200647/3 "2008-11-12T14:07:33Z")

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> [@Ken Block on December issue of Snowboarder mag.?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ken-block-on-december-issue-of-snowboarder-mag/38698/7):
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> all gone,scrap was high  
> replace just the tank

how do i do that? it has the plastic end tank

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**Author:** ![99345hp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/34f0e0/32.png) [@99345hp](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/99345hp)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 2:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-need-a-97-grand-am-radiator/200647/4 "2008-11-12T14:23:39Z")

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Take it to a radiator shop. They should be able to replace it. That shouldn’t be that expensive of a radiator to buy new.

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**Author:** ![flyinglow57](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/flyinglow57/32/5978_2.png) [@flyinglow57](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/flyinglow57)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 2:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-need-a-97-grand-am-radiator/200647/5 "2008-11-12T14:35:54Z")

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> [@Free range rover mods FTW.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/free-range-rover-mods-ftw/38655/58):
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> Take it to a radiator shop. They should be able to replace it. That shouldn’t be that expensive of a radiator to buy new.

the rad is like 150 not bad but its my POS beater and rigging it is what i do:jerkit:

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**Author:** ![99345hp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/34f0e0/32.png) [@99345hp](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/99345hp)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 4:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-need-a-97-grand-am-radiator/200647/6 "2008-11-12T16:50:36Z")

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how bad is the leak? might be able to rig it up by fixing it somehow.

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**Author:** ![bgblockelcamino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bgblockelcamino/32/5997_2.png) [@bgblockelcamino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bgblockelcamino)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 7:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-need-a-97-grand-am-radiator/200647/7 "2008-11-12T19:02:02Z")

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[car-part.com](http://car-part.com)  
just bought one for a car the other day 35 bucks. customer was in same predicament it was his beater so went cheap. he gambled and won

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**Author:** ![Shaggy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shaggy/32/5945_2.png) [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 12:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-need-a-97-grand-am-radiator/200647/8 "2008-11-13T00:09:25Z")

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JB weld ftw  
fixed my plastic blow up doll. err i mean plastic tank on the exploder

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**Author:** ![Pewter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pewter/32/5936_2.png) [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 4:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-need-a-97-grand-am-radiator/200647/9 "2008-11-13T04:02:02Z")

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ask i said for about 50 bucks u can replace the one bad tank!
