96 GS Eclipse With 97 Rebuilt Motor Swap

[Andrew Lateralus]

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Bought this car from a guy three hours away from me and come to find out the lower driver side bearing was bad and snapped causing my CV to snap as well. Car is perfectly good otherwise, new clutch, rebuilt motor with not even 1k miles on it. My situation is my radiator cracked after driving it back from getting a new CV(don't know if from CV snapping or not). My fans weren't running and want to know if anyone else has had the same problem as I do and how to fix it without

 

[Andrew Lateralus]

blowing my wallet?

 

[2gmitsueclipse]

Welcome to the site! Replacing the radiator is the suggested course of action. Filling the cooling system and properly bleeding it of air would be the next. Then keep an eye on your operating temps.

I am not sure what else you have done, but I would have had a red flag go up for someone selling a car with less than 1000 miles on a rebuild. I would complete a compression check and inspect/change oil.

 

[Andrew Lateralus]

Will do, my oil isn't milky either so I know it's not a blown Head Gasket.

 

[krygods]

Nice looking engine bay!