extra pipes on bottom of radiator
pytheas
07-24-2007, 10:06 PM
Hi everyone,
I apologize if this isn't the appropriate part of the forum for this question, but it seemed to be the closest I could find.
I don't have much experience at all working on cars but am replacing my radiator in my 1993 del Sol on my own. I bought a new radiator over the phone and was assured that it was the proper fit for the vehicle, but when it came I found that it has two pipes coming off the bottom that are not present on the original radiator. Otherwise, the two radiators appear identical. Here (http://burnthesorbonne.com/files/with_pipes.jpg) is a picture of the new radiator, with the extraneous pipes circled in red.
My fear is that the pipes are supposed to be the hookups for an automatic transmission, but my car is a manual, as I clearly indicated to the operator on the phone.
I was hoping someone could tell me what those pipes are for, and if I am supposed to plug them up or something since I have nothing to connect them to.
Thanks very much for your help.
I apologize if this isn't the appropriate part of the forum for this question, but it seemed to be the closest I could find.
I don't have much experience at all working on cars but am replacing my radiator in my 1993 del Sol on my own. I bought a new radiator over the phone and was assured that it was the proper fit for the vehicle, but when it came I found that it has two pipes coming off the bottom that are not present on the original radiator. Otherwise, the two radiators appear identical. Here (http://burnthesorbonne.com/files/with_pipes.jpg) is a picture of the new radiator, with the extraneous pipes circled in red.
My fear is that the pipes are supposed to be the hookups for an automatic transmission, but my car is a manual, as I clearly indicated to the operator on the phone.
I was hoping someone could tell me what those pipes are for, and if I am supposed to plug them up or something since I have nothing to connect them to.
Thanks very much for your help.
CivicSpoon
07-25-2007, 01:31 AM
They are for an automatic transmission. I would just plug them up, or run a hose to loop them together.
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