I owned a 94 before this one and the 2000 radiator looks a lot worse just
within the last 6 months then the 94 did over the 6 years I owned it.
The new style Daks leave the radiator exposed big time, much more so then
the pervious style.
Bret
00 4X4 Dak Sport
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kyle Kozubal" <grndak4x4@home.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 11:41 AM
Subject: DML: Re: Radiator taking a beating; PreRunner Radiator Guard!
>
> I wouldnt worry about it, since my Dak's radiator has taken winter salt
and
> gravel roads also for 7 years now without a problem. I removed my lower
air
> dam since it just is one more thing to get ripped off when 4wheelin. With
> the lower air dam off, the is about 4 inches or so of radiator that you
can
> see. My Dak started to ruin a bit warmer than normal and upon inspection,
I
> did have the degrease this lower 4-5 inches of the radiator with Castrol's
> Super Clean, and now the Dak runs cooler, like it used to. Not sure about
> the 2000 Daks, but I plan on running a sheet of either plan aluminum or
> diamond tread plate from the front frame crossmember(holes are already
> predrilled!) into the holes on the lower 'lip' of the bumper, where the
air
> dam used to be bolted onto. I would of course use stainless steel sheet
> metal screws to fasten the guard to the crossmember and stainless steel
> bolts to fasten the guard to the bumper. This will give the radiator
awesome
> protection against getting a rock through it or getting puntured, plus it
> will give my truck almost a 'pre-runner' look. I may even reinforce it on
> the backside with some 1/8"-1/4" flat aluminum or steel plate. I should be
> able to make this 'radiator guard' for about $30, including the aluminum
> sheet and all the stainless steel hardware. You might want to get under
you
> Dak and see if there is something similar you can do. Good Luck!
> Kyle
> 93 Dakota 4x4 V6
>
>
>
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Fri Jun 20 2003 - 11:50:41 EDT