[W126 Coupe] thanks to all

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Behr does make spark plugs, but the reinforced neck in this particular discussion was the upper radiator neck, OEM Behr vs. aftermarket Nissans radiators.

                          Later,
                          Chris
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> From: Gary <garysalas at yahoo.com>
> Date: 2005/04/05 Tue PM 01:30:08 EDT
> To: Jonathan Hodgman <jhodgman at gmail.com>, 
>         Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] thanks to all
> 
> is behr a type of spark plug.   
> 
> Jonathan Hodgman <jhodgman at gmail.com> wrote:Gary,
> Just an FYi, Behr has the re-enforced neck, Nissans does not.
> 
> Jonathan
> 
> On Apr 4, 2005 1:47 PM, Chiappinelli, Joseph
> wrote:
> > 
> > As long as you're draining the coolant, you might want to inspect the
> > coolant inlet neck on the radiator. Pop the top hose off and see if the neck
> > has a metal reinforcement sleeve in it. Most late model or replacement
> > radiator upgrades will have this. If not, you might want to consider
> > reinforcing the neck as this is a notorious weak link on these cars. There
> > are many ways to do this short of replacing the radiator. I used a
> > male-to-male metal pipe nipple which had just enough bite to thread into the
> > soft plastic of the neck. I put over 100,000 miles on the car with it before
> > I sold it without a problem. Of course if your radiator is very old and had
> > questionable care as far as coolant is concerned, it may be worth it to
> > replace it with an new one with the reinforced neck. Either way, its cheap
> > insurance against failure that could cook your engine if you don't catch it
> > quickly when it fails. And it will fail. 
> > 
> > J.Chip
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com [mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com]On
> > Behalf Of Gary
> > Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 12:06 PM
> > To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com
> > Subject: [W126 Coupe] thanks to all 
> > 
> > 
> > thanks to all that responed on my ?s about spark plugs and anti freeze. i
> > had just bought some bosch platinum 2 plugs...i won't be using those thanks
> > to you guys and i will take the advice on the anti freeze. 
> > 
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