Aftermarket radiator suggestions

[RAU03MACH]

i had a friend that had one and it Bersted
he did get another one to replace for free
but what a pain in the ass to get a replacement
there a good radiator not for me

 

[lutter94]

i had a friend that had one and it Bersted
he did get another one to replace for free
but what a pain in the ass to get a replacement
there a good radiator not for me

Who are you replying to?

 

[RAU03MACH]

Sorry about that thought you replied to me
Forgive me I only got 2 metal plates in my head

 

[cobrajeff96]

I can vouch for the accuracy of the temp gauge, it's just that from factory Ford did not reference any real numbers on the gauge face and they dumbed it down for the driver. I know this because the real-time readout from the 1996 OBD-II port is within just a few degrees of my Coyote OBD-II reading and both read correct when the fan is programmed to activate at 210*F. And I've observed this many times now, not just once or twice. The likelihood that both are incorrect is therefore pretty low. I'm sure if I pointed an infrared temp reader/gun at it that it was also corroborate. I myself have redone the gauge faces to better discern what's happening at any given time, and it's quite repeatable. All that has to happen to the contrary is for the temp sender to eventually fail... then just swap it out.

 

[I_LIKE_TURTLEZ]

Fan runs I don't know how to tell the difference between high and low. It overheats mainly after driving it going down the road. Then ofcourse when you get stuck at red lights and sitting in traffic. So it does it both at idle and driving even up on the highway. I did flush out the system today....looked really corroded. It does have stock hoses with the metal springs in them which are all rusted and ofcourse stock radiator

You inadvertently pointed out your issue, a dirty corroded system will cause your overheating condition. An aftermarket radiator won't fix that. Hopefully you didn't throw a new one in without flushing out the system many times over!