replacement radiator?

Posted by JimGnitecki On 2008/7/11 15:38:02

Today the radiator on my '52 Packard 200 Deluxe sprung a leak. I came out of an offcie supply store to find a small puddle underneath, and a visible streaming leak from the lower edge of the TOP tank on the radiator.

My friend Randy and I will pull the radiator sometime in the next day or two, and Rady being a pro mechanic knows where to take it for repair.

But, I figure just in case the rad shop finds it's worse than we think, or maybe just because I am planning to add air conditioning really soon and the original rad has not been impressive even withOUT the AC, maybe I should be ready to look at a replacement versus a repair?

Has anyone done a replacement, and if so, where did you get a NEW (not rebuilt) radiator, and what did you have to pay for it?

Jim G