Replacement radiator doesn't fit 2004 Caravan, different models?
I purchased a replacement radiator for a what I thought was a 2004 Caravan
3.3L. It wouldn't fit. The old radiator has different mounts for the a/c
condenser. I have 2 other Caravans that are year 2003. They have the
same radiator as the replacement I bought.
So I did a search on the VIN number and it shows it as a 2005. The
manufactured date shows as 02/04 which I thought would mean year 2004.
Anyway I did a search for a radiator for a 2005 Caravan and it's identical to
the replacement I already have. They all do not have the mounts protruding
from the radiator for the condenser to press onto.
I found one photo from a radiator on Rockauto that shows the correct
mounts, but all the others do not. And all the vans I can find at the junk yard
do not have the mounts.
So how could this one Caravan have a different radiator when nothing is
different about it? It was made in the USA.