Doing what it's supposed to

[NEWFISHER]

After a year and a half of running the OG radiator that I had found in the back of the Burb when I bought it, never having it boiled or checked, it finally sprung a leak under the top tank....corrosion or maybe a small rock. Thankfully it was up high and didn't dump all of the coolant on my long trip. I called the radiator shop yesterday and forewarned them that an antique was coming in for an overhaul, hopefully they can re-core it and not force me to go aluminum. I have put 26,000 miles on it since last December when the built 250 went in, prior I had no speedo cable with the other 2 engines. So, not bad for a ' find it in the back of your purchase and run it" radiator.

Good news, I get to haul it with another Chevy, the 65 I'm building for my wife's shop truck. looks like its my shop truck still


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http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=597187

[mr48chev]

Did yo ask if you could borrow her truck. Looks like that radiator had a good long life.

[NEWFISHER]

I told her I wasn't letting her drive it much until it was done. They are never DONE are they? Waiting for disc/disc air bags etc and then she can play with it.

[av8tr33337]

I used to work in a radiator shop and those "honeycomb" radiators are a B!#ch to work on. Where ever old solder touches new solder they just don't mix as you can imagine. I'm not sure if you can even get the same type core. If your not opposed to going with a tube type radiator it should not be to hard to find a brass and copper replacement. I remember when Aluminum radiators were rare and expensive. I suppose it's the other way around now days.

[1project2many]

Yeah, you had some good luck alright. Hopefully it won't be in bad shape inside.
You probably know this but you will have the best long term durability results if you use distilled water to dilute your antifreeze. If you use tap water or city water, you'll see the difference in the amount of time it takes for the mixture to settle and become consistent. I also use virgin green antifreeze rather than recycled coolant. I've seen what some places sell as recycled and that's a no-go for my vehicles.

I used to work in a radiator shop and those "honeycomb" radiators are a B!#ch to work on.

The original radiator in my '36 Plymouth started leaking. My radiator guy worked for hours to save it. Pressure tested it to 7 psi and it held. Good thing... a new replacement core was $800 to $1200!!

Only vaguely related... watching a honeycomb radiator being built:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cxt6EN-39Ck

[av8tr33337]

Originally Posted by 1project2many

Only vaguely related... watching a honeycomb radiator being built:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cxt6EN-39Ck

Awesome video. I didn't know there were still available.