What is the difference if any between the S10Blazer and any other blazer? I am looking for a radiator for a 96 blazer 4.3L. I am also having problems with an Electrical draw. any suggestions

 

well i think that theyre different because through the 80's there was the s10 blazer, like mine that is small...and then theres blazer , or blazer tahoe...which are the bigger versions like a small surburban...oh i also think that the blazer/blazer tahoes have v8's in them such as the 305 or 350

 

Yes, that is correct, there where the C/K Blazers based off of the full size truck platform and then there were the S10 based blazers that were based off of the S10 pickup platform. So long as you get a radiator from an S10 based vehicle with the same engine, you'll be fine. I am unsure of the year range that you can look for, but any auto-recycler would be able to give you a cross-reference list that would include any vehicle that would have the same part.

With that said, I wouldn't go with a recycled radiator unless it has been fully checked out and flushed clean! You have no idea of their past life and you really don't want to take the chance of overheating your vehicle because you didn't want to spend the money on a new part.

As far as the electrical draw, you can disconnect the negative post on the battery and put a trouble light (any 12v light with wire leads) with one lead on the negative post and the other attached to the negative battery cable. Then go pull fuses until the light goes off. The flowing electricity will turn on the light, but as soon as you pull the fuse on the offending circuit, the light will go out. You'll have to do some screwing around to figure out if it's more than one circuit or only one. That would entail noting what fuse turned the light off, then putting back in the rest of the fuses and seeing if the light turns back on.

Good Luck!