"Peter Parker" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> Ken Finney > wrote:
>>Just had the plastic radiator tank break. There are new radiators with
>>plastic end tanks available, but I'm more comfortable with an all metal
>>one.
>>Anyone know of a source for an all metal radiator? Everything I've found
>>appears to have plastic.
>
> The aluminum radiators with the plastic ends last a long time. Metal ones
> rust out much faster and since a VW cools well they don't have a market
> for the all metal ones.
>

OK, so are all the replacement ones made by the same company (so I can just
buy on price), or is any one better than the others?