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overheating
The SVX radiator is about 60 tubes. I just had mine dissasembled and found about 20 plugged. That was enough to cause slight overheating climbing a hill with the AC on. The AC would shut off. The radiator rodding out was pretty successful, two remain plugged. No more overheating now. This radiator has about 100000 miles. The original radiator was replaced at 85000 miles for pretty much the same thing. I should have kept it but didn't realize a nylon tank radiator could be rodded out. If you see gunk in your expansion tank, I would bet your radiator is plugged because of lack of distilled water and or good antifreeze. When you drain the coolant, leave a 1/8 inch or so in the pan and allow it to evaporate. If the residue is little soft granules, that is the silicates the antifreeze is supposed to prevent. Change your brand and or use distilled water.
Hope this helps
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