Radiater help

[jbecker]

I have an 87 gl ea82t and i have heard that those motors need to run cool and the easiest way is to put a radiater from a automatic, all wheel drive, turbo car. I have this car as well and the radiater looks the same as the 87's radiater. Any help on what i should do.

Thanks Jason

[john in KY]

All the EA82T engines basically take the same radiator. Turbo gets the 2 core radiator and everything else got the single core. As far as I know there was 2 "turbo" radiators and the only difference was the width. Auto/AWD/FWD/manual transmission...done of that makes any difference.

[DaveT]

The turbo are 2 row, thicker core. Same overall height & width. I put 2 rows in all my EA82s. I think it was the XT that used a wider radiator.

 

The 2 row will make installing the clutch fan a little tighter. I have had to shorten the studs that hold the fan on the water pump on some.

 

Recently got an all metal, 2 row, NOT made in china radiator here:

http://www.usaradiator.com/index.php

[Gloyale]

Only the Turbo, 4EAT equiped cars had the 2 row radiator according to subaru literature. However, I bought a 88 Turbo GL, 4EAT, that only has a single core radiator. It cools fine. I towed a 2000 Lb trailer 2000 miles this summer in 100 degree heat, over mountains. In fact it over cools slightly, but that's probably a thermostat issue.

[calebz]

All the EA82T engines basically take the same radiator. Turbo gets the 2 core radiator and everything else got the single core. As far as I know there was 2 "turbo" radiators and the only difference was the width. Auto/AWD/FWD/manual transmission...done of that makes any difference.

 

 

Lord, I wish

 

6 EA82T cars, not one factory 2 core

 

My wagon has an oversized 2 core with metal tanks now. was a tiny bit tight getting it in, but I can sit in traffic all day with triple digit heat.