So i got the old one out, and I bought a new one of Ebay. Im sitting here looking at it and the new one has 2 open ports on the right side of it.. there is nothing that connects to those on my jeep. Did i get the wrong one or what do i do.. thanks!
2004 liberty radiator replacement
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Not sure if it's a Mopar replacement but the "holes" are for the ****** cooler lines if so equipped. If you have the manual ****** or an external cooler just ignore the holes in the rad. My 02 with the 45rfe ****** has the cooler in the rad. Think the later 42rle do not.
Mopar rad will last longer than any aftermarket.
Mopar rad will last longer than any aftermarket.
Im not very engine savvy so bare with me. So is the external cooler the very small radiator looking thing i have that is on the very outside? If so it has two line running to it, so im assuming thats what would be hooled up to the 2 ports in my new radiator if I didnt have the external cooler? Anyway I'm literally trying to install it right now and the new radiator is in, and the other medium sized radiator is in as well. But the small externsl cooler has no where to connect to the new radiator i got. Shoulf i take those 2 lines connectee to it and hook it up the the new radiator?
So heres the external cooler. The old radiator had 2 holes and a bigger clip to hold both the external cooler, and the other smaller radiator. Well as you can see there is no holes to mount either on the new radiator, but just a clip on each side that only has room for the small radiator. How do i mount this external cooler, or should i just attach the lines to the new radiator since i already have 2 open ports thst need to be closed
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Chitownjohnny
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Just plug the holes up they are not necessary for your application. I plugged mine with steel epoxy it is just to keep the dirt out
Chitownjohnny
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They should just bolt up to the new radiator just fine dont worr about the holes
TwoBobsKJ
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One of the small cooling units is the external transmission cooler - it will be the one that sits the lowest in front of the radiator. The other unit is the condensor for the air conditioning.
As far as I remember both the condenser and the trans cooler clip on to the front of the radiator - one lower than the other.
Some of the companies that sell on eBay, Amazon etc. sell radiators that are supposed to fit all the different versions of radiators in the Liberty line. Unfortunately a lot of them miss the mark and don't provide correct mounting points for the radiator and the condenser and trans cooler - plus the have the in-radiator trans cooler for the 2002 and very early 2003's. You may have gotten hold of one that won't work for your Liberty because the appropriate mounts aren't there.
Bob
As far as I remember both the condenser and the trans cooler clip on to the front of the radiator - one lower than the other.
Some of the companies that sell on eBay, Amazon etc. sell radiators that are supposed to fit all the different versions of radiators in the Liberty line. Unfortunately a lot of them miss the mark and don't provide correct mounting points for the radiator and the condenser and trans cooler - plus the have the in-radiator trans cooler for the 2002 and very early 2003's. You may have gotten hold of one that won't work for your Liberty because the appropriate mounts aren't there.
Bob
Cpt Marvel
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Mine has an external trans cooler AND on the lower left a power steering pump cooler. Never heard of those. Till I got this
TwoBobsKJ
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Yep, with rare exceptions all KJ's came with the external trans cooler and the power steering cooler, both of which help when off roading. The '02's and very early '03's had the 45RFE transmissions and the in-radiator transmission cooler so they don't have an external trans cooler. (But the still had the power steering cooler.)
I doubled-up on the trans cooling - I installed a radiator for an '02 on my '03, plumbed in the in-radiator cooler in series with the standalone external cooler. Then added the mechanical fan and shroud too. As Troy says, the in-rad cooler minimizes the transmission fluid temperature spikes and is supplemented by the external cooler.
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