Re: New radiator

Posted by PackardV8 On 2016/8/27 10:10:00

79'ish ford trucck radiator on Autozone.com (NEW radiator) 3 different modelss $140 to $240. Some effort to install but not rocket science.

Why go ALuminum???? How good does the radiator HAVE to cool???

For those of u running thru the desert out west at high speeds then maybe a better radiator is needed. I don't know.

I have the ford rad (old Advance auto Parts part number 433433) in my 56 Exec since about 2008 or 2010 and some 20K or more miles.

I'm in middle Tn. Gets damned hot here.

Not sure why everyone thinks must they have somekiind of a $500 - $800 raadiator unless it will just drop right into place with no problems.

As for a recore or rebuild on any radiators manufactured after about 1955 is nothing but a waste of money and a maybe a 5 year fix at best.