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**bowtie72** · 03-05-2023, 09:10 AM

You can find a radiator shop and have it cleaned. The brass radiator is the best you can get these days compared to the plastic tank and aluminum core. When I worked in a shop that was one thing we always did when replacing a new engine. We replaced all of the hoses also. I found running a 160 t stat thru break in helped from overheating in a new engine.

03-05-2023, 09:10 AM	#8
bowtie72 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 363	Re: 68 needs new motor, should I replace the radiator? You can find a radiator shop and have it cleaned. The brass radiator is the best you can get these days compared to the plastic tank and aluminum core. When I worked in a shop that was one thing we always did when replacing a new engine. We replaced all of the hoses also. I found running a 160 t stat thru break in helped from overheating in a new engine. __________________ 1968 SWB "Little White Truck" 1972 LWB LS 4l80 "Plain Jane!!"