98 SOHC running hot, looking for upgraded radiator advice

[c96drumm]

"... the ambient air temp was as high as 118F, the AC was all the way up, and the highway was going 80 on hills, but I would like to minimise this.

I have also noticed this once closer to home when I had the cruise control set at 90/95 and it charged right up a steep hill at full tilt. Im sure my 4.10 gears are not helping me here."

 

[efBrianM]

The 1st and especially the 2nd gen Explorers have wonderful cooling systems. The radiator is huge in the 95-01's, so big that they made them half thickness during the 1998 models.

So, '01 Sports with the 4.0L SOHC would have a radiator with only one row of Core?

Brian

 

[CDW6212R]

So, '01 Sports with the 4.0L SOHC would have a radiator with only one row of Core?

Brian

Yes most likely, and you can use any of the 2nd gen V6 radiators. The extra thickness isn't needed in most cases.