Ok I went to drain the coolant from my radiator and I tried to undo the drain plug and more than just the bolt came out. I hammered the bolt/plug back into the radiator and it seems to fit snugly therefore I'm thinking about JB welding the sucker back together before I put my J-spec motor in. Is this a good idea or should I get a completely new radiator? how can i post pics? I have the images but i gave up uploading them because it was taking so long.

 

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me personally, would not play with ghetto stuff when it comes to things like cooling.
this just shows its time for a new rad, stock sucks.

 

Dude..... Uhhhh, every second gen I have ever owned has had a plastic plug in the middle of the radiator with a phillips head fitting in it, no bolt, just a plastic plug with threads on it...... whAt the hell is THAT you got there?????????

I got a good TII radiator for ya with a Black Magic Fan on it for 175

 

Radiator doesn't look stock OEM Mazda.


-Ted

 

ic ic thanks for the info guys

sorry YearsOfDecay, i dun got that kinda cash lying around, but thanks for the offer

 

Good news, it's a brass tank aftermarket unit.

Pull it & take it to your local radiator shop.
They can sweat it back for maybe $10.