rebuild or buy new radiator?

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Hey Guys,

Engine's back from the machine shop, now onto the radiator. My original radiator is showing it's age. The drain plug bolt was frozen up so tight that I tore it off completely while trying to drain the radiator. Also, the level of silt or particulate matter which had accumulated was higher than the drain plug, so I had to dig around in there a little just to get it draining at all.



Is this radiator worth saving, or should I just buy a new one? I can get a new radiator from LMCtruck for $250. What would be my other options? Is it possible to have a radiator made from more durable materials, like stainless steel?

I will eventually be putting a Cummins 4BT 4 cylinder diesel in this truck, so I might conisder getting an oversized radiator, or perhaps one with more rows of tubing.