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Old 01-24-2012, 10:35 PM
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i also have a mishimoto installed on mine. i have installation pictures in my build thread somewhere along with the fans. unfortunately the fit was not good, a mounting point on the bottom had to be bent to get it in accordingly with the mishimoto fans. my radiator cap also failed, so i went with a spoon cap. i got a little of dripping from the bottom where my sensor mounted since i didnt have any teflon wrap handy, that was a pain because then i had to pull a quick switcharoo while coolant was already in there. havent had any problems after the install, cools great. i also used honda type 2, type 1 was already phased out in my area
Old 01-25-2012, 01:20 AM
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I actually had to dremel down my fan shround a bit to make it fit into where the radiator holds it. Other then that, perfect fit.
May get kind of tight however depending on your current set up.
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Originally Posted by realblag
Also flush out the the new radiator with a hose before you put it in. I washed a large lump of lint out of the one I put on my Prelude. It looked like while they were polishing it, the buffer wheel made a few passes over the lower hose connection and shaved off a bunch of buffing pad and polishing compound. That crap would definately stopped up the heater core or maybe clogged the water pump.
I wish I had done that when I installed mine, I had a chunk of welding material come loose from inside the radiator and it eventually jammed my thermostat in the open position, so the engine would not heat up much. I ended up replacing the thermostat.
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All done and everything is running nice again.will keep an eye on the cap and fluid levels.



Thanks again to all who helped out, I could'nt have done it with out you!



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