Quote Originally Posted by jalaltariq View Post
That's what I thought. But even if I have a leak shouldn't the block test show the bad gasket? Yeah, I'm pretty much resigned to swappin out the rad. I've never done it before so I'm kind of noid but nothing beats a failure but a try. Right?
The block tester is supposed to react to fumes of exhaust indicating a blown gasket or broken things. Rad is easy. I changed mine 2 days after having a stroke in 97* heat in a protected wetlands area with minimal tools. Worst part was the lower rad hose in my opinion.