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I began changing my radiator today went fine got all the hoses off old radiator out put the fan on the new one put it in then it went down hill. the line that come off my trans cooler into the radiator wont screw in its is too long ( if you need pics of what i am talking about i can get them) and one of the hard lines that feed into the radiator also doesnt fix for the same reason. so of course autozone is the only place open in town at 8:30 so i hurry there and see if they have the brass fittings i need of course they sell me the wrong thread size which ticked me off even more. I guess my real question is shouldnt these things come with all the fittings that you might possibly need? its a fluidyne Radiator but the radiator was the only thing that was in the box. Has anyone else had this problem? If so what fittings did you get to put them in the radiator I guess I am just more ticked off because this always happens to me anything i ever buy never has everything I need the last thing i did was the Exhaust on my truck and Focus and neither one of them came with the right gaskets and no one around here has gaskets big enough for a 2.5 inch exhaust this stuff really grinds my gears. sorry for the extra story I'm just steaming mad
 

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Take a deep breath and break something in your neighbors yard. (works for me)
So the lines are just too long or are they in a different position on the new unit? Trying to determine if you just might need to trim your lines or if you have the wrong radiator because you never know what people will send you.
 
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Ill take pictures tomorrow, and show you what exactly I mean i just stopped working on it all together for the night i can drive my truck to work and this way I wont stay mad at my baby
 

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I hate autozone, never go there
I also hate when parts don't come with gaskets etc that they know you will need.
 
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oh and i hate autozone and Advanced auto also i hate the blank stairs they give me when i ask if they have something, I mean i dont know much but sometimes those looks are scary
 

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When in one of those places i always remind myself that they are not car guys but just people working for minimum wage to get a paycheck.
 
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ok well i got it all figured out the top fitting is in and hooked up but! the hard trans line into the radiator is still giving me problems only because i bought the wrong size fitting so hopefully tomorrow
 

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Radiators don't normally come with mounting hardware. Good luck getting it together and stay calm.
 
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Im tryin my best to "keep it cool" heh im not a very patient person, but today ill get the fitting for the trans line and I should be all set hopefully
 

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