I have been chasing a mild overheating issue for a while which then turned into a leak from the stock radiator. After, a lot of reading and researching, I decided that a recore would be the way to go. I pulled the rad and found this...
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I could literally push my finger through it where it is discolored. Took it to a shop here in San Diego and before the gal at the desk could even get it all the way out of the bag I put it in, the boss walked over and instantly said "oh, Toyota van". He said he had done many of these and informed the gal it was a 3-core (she thought it was a 2-core).
I was impressed to say the least and felt like it was in good hands.
I will report back when complete.