peters

I own a 1997 Honda Civic DX manual. The rad was punctured and I've purchased a new aftermarket one from 2 seperate aftermarket dealers but both have shown up with two extra hose attatchments at the bottom of the rad.




I imagine they are for an oil cooler or even a transmission cooler with the automatic drive. I'm concerned that if it is an oil cooler, then I will end up over heating with only using a portion of a small rad for cooling and leaving the rest empty. The dealers say it is the right part but I'm having a hard time believing it.

Anyone know what the hose attatchments are for or have an opinion of whether or not it'll work?

Cheers.

Boilermaker1

iTrader: (16)

its the tranny cooler for automatics. If you have a manual, then I'd just put a plug over each fitting, and run the radiator.
Its easier to make one part number to replace both cars, than make a manual version and an auto version.

bakertime

iTrader: (7)

Same thing happened to me last summer when I replaced mine. I thought they sent me the wrong part, but indeed it's the same part for manuals and autos. I was going to plug it, but someone at NAPA said that I didn't even need to worry about it. Have been running it since with no issues at all!