Radiator Repair
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Radiator Repair
I have a 1966 Plymouth Fury III and the radiator has a leak in it(it seems like a fairly small hole). How much would a repair shop charge to fix it(estimate)?
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I had a leak in one of the cooling tubes. I just pinched the hole shut with needle-nose. You might get a small jewelers torch kit from Harbor Freight and try your hand at brazing it!
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Solder it. Really easy to do with a propane torch, some flux and some way to get the old brass really REALLY clean.
And I grabbed one of the $180, 4 core aluminum , proper mounts already there for a b-body, off e-bay. It works great, fits well, and seldom gets to more than 10 degrees above thermostat rating, even on the hottest days.
And I grabbed one of the $180, 4 core aluminum , proper mounts already there for a b-body, off e-bay. It works great, fits well, and seldom gets to more than 10 degrees above thermostat rating, even on the hottest days.
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Well, I finally tried my hand at soldering it and they werent just kidding that my core was total crap. The rows crumbled as I tried to solder the holes in them.
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Well the $180 for a new aluninum sounds better than $300 for a recore. Unless you want originality. I think your 66 is a c-body and I have read there is a ford explorer radiator that fits. Might find a good one in the junk yards for cheap. Here's the info I copied from a c-body site. Hope it helps.
"a plastic aluminum radiator for '97 through '01 ford explorer with v8. is quite small, core size is about 21 x 23, 2.25 inches thick (two row), It has mounting ears that sit perfectly on the frame rails, and the top mounts bolt to the core support."
"a plastic aluminum radiator for '97 through '01 ford explorer with v8. is quite small, core size is about 21 x 23, 2.25 inches thick (two row), It has mounting ears that sit perfectly on the frame rails, and the top mounts bolt to the core support."
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