Re: WANTED radiator 1936 packard 120

Posted by Packard Newbie On 2019/10/23 18:37:13

Dave, can you set me straight here? I see all the back and forth on the two types of radiator cores - is one better than the other or are we just talking keeping things original here? I had my rad recored with, I believe, 'tube and fin' coring and the guy told me it would cool better than what was in there. Not sure if my '39 started out with 'cellular' core (I don't even know what that is) or if it was just an old version of the modern day tube and fin, But I could not tell the difference looking at my rad after it came back; it cools extremely well and cost about $575 US. The outfit called Brassworks sells new, complete radiators for Packards for around $900. If a guy was stuck having to pay around that to fix an old one, why not consider junking it and just going with a repro?? I DO know that rad shops per se, are becoming rarer and harder to find. If they think they have you in any kind of a corner, they'd likely try and put the screws to you, I suppose. Chris.thebrassworks.net/shop/Restored-&-Fabric ... id=9089ae90f15a0cc4c7a20a0dfaa5ce04