Cracking radiator from hitting to hard

Yep I think I did it. Radiator is brand new and I think I dropped too fast and popped a crack open already. The leak is so bad that Ive been forced to park the dam truck. it sux. Do guys have any experience to back up mine? Or am I alone on this one?

get some slow downs on your valves. radiator shouldnt be hitting the ground though.

i've had that happen to me on my bodied taco twice now. but mine breaks internally, so my trans fluid mixes with my coolant. scary shit when you open your radiator cap and see reddish brown then check your trans fluid and see the same. that was a fun flush, leeme tell ya. now i am going to run a seperate trans cooler and eliminate that danger from happening again. at least the radiator was still under warranty. its hard to play stupid and keep a straight face with something like that when you know what happened and it was your fault. damn those hydros. (lol)

my radiator doesnt hit but i think the thud was violent enough to crack the plastic

Originally posted by ShakinPlates



my radiator doesnt hit but i think the thud was violent enough to crack the plastic

Yup thats more than likely what happend...my radiator on my tahoe has two plastic tanks on booth sides one is the oil cooler and i forgot what the other one was but over time, stress, random hard drops, the plastic breaks away and then you get a mild leak dpending on how bad it cracked.