Hey all,
I'm pretty beat from working on the car all day. Did an oil change, plugs/wires, and swapped my '98 GT radiator to a '02 GTP radiator. I'm collecting parts for a top swap and figured I'd get a used working GTP radiator for now. My GT rad cracked on the return side while in traffic about 2 months ago.
So, I just need to install the tranny lines, install the new lower/upper rad lines, add coolant, and then I can have some rest.
I have done research on here and Google. Found some great threads and not sure what direction I want to go or what I really need. So, here goes.
The top trans line (I believe it's the return) seems to be smaller and fits in the fitting on the Rad no problem. The lower trans line doesn't fit. The connector seems too big. The return line fits into both fittings with no problem.
- Now, since '98 is an oddball that supposedly has a weird line which threads at the trans and clicks on the Rad, I don't know if I can upgrade the whole line to say an '02 GTP feeder line. Does the '02 GTP line bolt in at the trans and click in at the rad? I read that it's click at both.
- I assume I can't swap fittings on the radiator because they don't seem to budge. I found pictures of the fittings, so maybe they are loctited one or something, but definitely not budging with my line wrenches.
- What are you thoughts on just running an aux cooler and getting rid of this headache entirely? What about hacking apart a new '02 GTP feeder line and connecting the old and new line with some rubber hose?
Thank you.
