Automatic radiator in a manual car?

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Familyguy78
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My tercel:: 1985 Toyota Tercel 4wd Sr5, Fed emission but no cat converter. Manual transmission, with air conditioning.
Location: Medford, Oregon

Automatic radiator in a manual car?

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Will an automatic transmission radiator be safe to put into a manual transmission equipped tercel?
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atoyta
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My tercel:: 3 wagons now
Location: Monroe, Washington

Re: Automatic radiator in a manual car?

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Yes
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Dakin423
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My tercel:: 1987 tercel wagon 4wd.

Re: Automatic radiator in a manual car?

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What's the difference between the two radiators? Manual vs Automatic? Partsgeek seems to think it matters but I don't buy it.
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Mark
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My tercel:: 1984 Automatic, 1981 sedan
Location: Victoria, B.C.

Re: Automatic radiator in a manual car?

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The automatic ones have a section on the bottom that is a transmission fluid cooler. It has small inlet and outlet pipes for hoses from the trans. If that is the only difference (eg, mounting points are the same), these pipes can just be left disconnected and it should be fine.
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