 Shortram Air Intake Bronze Pipe Red Filter for Honda 92-95 Civic 93-97 Del Sol US $51.59 
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What should be done with extraneous pipes on a car radiator?
Hi everyone,
I'm replacing the radiator in my 1993 Honda del Sol on my own, but I don't have much experience working on cars. I bought a new radiator over the phone and was assured that it was the proper fit for the vehicle, but when it came I found that it has two pipes coming off the bottom that are not present on the original radiator. Otherwise, the two radiators appear identical. Here is a link to a picture of the new radiator, with the extraneous pipes circled in red: http://burnthesorbonne.com/files/with_pipes.jpg.
My fear is that the pipes are supposed to be the hookups for an automatic transmission, but my car is a manual, as I clearly indicated to the operator on the phone.
I was hoping someone could tell me what those pipes are for, and if I am supposed to plug them up or something since I have nothing to connect them to. If they are for automatic transmission coolant, could I just connect them together with a hose?
Thanks a lot for any help.
The link didn't work....
I'm going to assume that they are indeed for an automatic transmission application. Real simple to check....put a hose on one pipe and blow in it. Is the air coming out the other pipe? If it is, they are indeed transmission cooler connections. If that is the case, just plug them....to keep stuff from getting into them and causing rot from the inside, there won't be any pressure on these connections and you wont lose any coolant out of them, so simple plastic caplugs will work, available at any hardware store.
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