TVI

I picked up a Tru-Cool Max off ebay. When I received it, I opened the box and found the fins banged up pretty good where the hardware was sitting on top of it. I know it will eventually get banged up from road debris, but this is a brand new cooler, never installed. Has anyone else received theirs this way? I was expecting one of the sides to be banged up because one the edges of the box was & had tape ALL over it. Need opinions, send it back or just install it? BTW, this thing is HUGE.

Atomic

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Put it under pressure and see if it leaks. If it does, send it back and tell them it arrived broken. If it doesnt leak then it should be fine. I dented mine a bit when I installed it, but it works fine.

nonnieselman

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like if it dont leak then it will be fine...

viciousknid

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+1. Doesn't look like it'll leak. Just looks like someone dropped it or something. You can straighten them up a lil with a small knife if you want but it'll work fine

TVI

Ah...didn't think about putting pressure to it.
Thanks for the help.

006rcsb

i ordered mine from the guy on ebay from Oregon performance trans too and mine came with a couple dings like that, but nothing too major. i used a small screwdriver to straighten them out.

charcold-bowtie

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they make combs to straighten stuff like that out. but i would just run it, doubt it would leak.

boosted_blue

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Just installed mine, got it off ebay too. Had a few little dings in the fins but i staightened them and it works like a champ! 150 degree tranny temps in stop and go traffic when its 100 outside.

Circle-D

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We get them in like that sometimes from our suppliers. They should box them better. I think you will be alright. Just pressure test like mentioned. Good Luck!!

Chris

black06

guess trucool doesn't want to spend the $$ to put cardboard over the fins to protect them in transit.....most highend radiator shops do that to protect their product