how many rows is the stock radiator? i got my radiators.com radiator, and its at least twice as thick as my stock one... it also has fittings on the bottom, look like they might be for a transmission cooler ala automatic transmission radiator... dunno...

edit: or could i have gotten the larger radiator because i told them my car was an SE? either way it fits, just wondering lol

 

The fittings are for a tranny cooler, don't have to worry about plugging them. Yes you probably got a 3 row rad which is what I have a they cool great. You should have no problems.

 

yeah it bolts in fine, and i don't forsee any problems, as long as theres no leak, which i heard someone on here had gotten one and it leaked so they had to send it back and got a new one and it was fine... we'll see

 

The tall type replacement radiators, which it sounds like you have since your car is an '84, come with a 2 row core. The short style come with a 3 row core.

 

interesting... still not sure why its twice as thick as both stock radiators i have now... i just got the stock 84 OEM style replacement

 

Is it as tall?

 

i don't know, but i just looked down the cap, and see the new one is definately 2 row, where my old one was single... heres some pics

 

NASTY!

Your old one wasn't stock.

Had that on the '85 base we bought. It had a 1 row rad too... probaly eplained a lot of the overheating problems, lol...

 

that one is from a 84 GSL, the other one i bought from another forum member was also from an 84 GSL... i'm almost 100% certain the radiator from my 84 was the origional one, not been replaced...

 

I'm 99% sure there was never a 1 row rad on a first gen, stock...

 

I'm pretty sure stock tall rads were single row.

 

Really?
I could swear (at least I thought I could) that they were two row...
And I thought the shorter rads were 3...

 

well i have 2 of these "tall" radiators, both from 84 GSL's, and both are single row

 

Well then, just call me a jackass...

I guess you really do learn somthing new every day...

 

All stock short manual tranny radiators were 2 row. I think short automatic tranny radiators may have been 3 row, but I'm not sure. Luckily aftermarket short rads are all 3 row and include the tranny fluid fittings.

 

All I know is my 83 GSL is two row. . . .