RADIATOR Help please

[fatblockvelle]

Just picked up a 1971 k5 ...... radiator seems fine but it does not look long for this world. Fins are punkey....

Where is the best place to get a radiator???

[Tom Vogel]

Why not reseal and recore?

[fatblockvelle]

Originally Posted by Tom Vogel

Why not reseal and recore?

just thinking turn around time... truck is running and driving now.

[fatblockvelle]

Just picked up a 1971 k5 ...... radiator seems fine but it does not look long for this world. Fins are punkey....

Where is the best place to get a radiator???

[mtully79]

You trying to stay stock or go modern?

Be Cool has a good reputation for radiators. Check out your water pump as well and make sure it's pushing enough volume through.

[fatblockvelle]

Originally Posted by mtully79

You trying to stay stock or go modern?

Be Cool has a good reputation for radiators. Check out your water pump as well and make sure it's pushing enough volume through.

Stock would be fine... Its a driver. but doesn't really matter. Like I said... seems like its fine, Just has some green fins. Dont want to trust it.

[pound41]

depending on what you have stock 4 cores have gone up. bought one 5 years ago for $ 215 now $350. is cheapest I could find.

[fatblockvelle]

Just picked up a 1971 k5 ...... radiator seems fine but it does not look long for this world. Fins are punkey....

Where is the best place to get a radiator???

[leftybass209]

Myself, and several others have had great success with Champion radiators. They come in 2 row, 2 row with 1 inch tubes, 3 and 4 row. They're sold on ebay all the time.

[fatblockvelle]

Originally Posted by leftybass209

Myself, and several others have had great success with Champion radiators. They come in 2 row, 2 row with 1 inch tubes, 3 and 4 row. They're sold on ebay all the time.

i want to work with the factory shroud and top mounts.... Did yours?

[57taskforce]

Originally Posted by leftybass209

Myself, and several others have had great success with Champion radiators. They come in 2 row, 2 row with 1 inch tubes, 3 and 4 row. They're sold on ebay all the time.

I need one too. I want a 4 core but on eBay I can only find 2 and 3 cores... Maybe I'm doing something wrong.

[Justin@EntropyRad]

The older 3 and 4 core radiators have small cooling cores.

Newer 2-row radiators like ours have 1-1.25" thick cores for more efficiency, and a lifetime warranty!

http://www.speedcooling.com/1967-197...r/prod_38.html

or our premium setups:

http://www.entropyrad.com/radiators/...evy-truck.html

[fatblockvelle]

Originally Posted by Justin@EntropyRad

The older 3 and 4 core radiators have small cooling cores.

Newer 2-row radiators like ours have 1-1.25" thick cores for more efficiency, and a lifetime warranty!

http://www.speedcooling.com/1967-197...r/prod_38.html

or our premium setups:

http://www.entropyrad.com/radiators/...evy-truck.html

Thanks for the response , Im actually really familiar with the aluminum stuff (I run one in my chevelle, two core but there wide and flow great)
Im just thinking for a bolt in replacement i dint want to have to fab anything on this truck... want all the hold downs and rubbers to work. ya know.

[Justin@EntropyRad]

Totally understand!..our stuff is designed to bolt right in, using the 4-row lower mounts and factory hold downs

[57taskforce]

Do you offer a forum discount by chance?

[Justin@EntropyRad]

PM Matt at MCB..he's a dealer for us, and will get you pricing!

[57taskforce]

Originally Posted by Justin@EntropyRad

PM Matt at MCB..he's a dealer for us, and will get you pricing!

Thankyou sir!

[leftybass209]

Shawno has pics of his champion radiator installed here, it's post #75 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=663051&page=3. He got the standard 2 row and said it doesn't overheat. I have a champion 3 row that doesn't overheat at idle without a shroud, but I just purchased their 2 row with 1 inch rows so I can use my shroud. ( I purchased the wrong size 3 row) they bolt in, look great, carry a warranty, and can be had on ebay cheap. I can't speak to the quality of the entropy radiators, not too many people have posted about them yet. Best of luck with either, but if you go with entropy, post some pics of real world fit and function!

[fatblockvelle]

Can anybody tell me what I have?

[fatblockvelle]

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[leftybass209]

It looks like you have the shorter 2 or 3 row mounts. Look into the radiator cap hole towards the core ( you might need a flashlight) you should see some thin side by side slits. If you see just two of them l--l it's a two row. If you see three of them l---l it's a three row. Those will be stacked all the way up the core height.

[LOW67C10SBSS]

I run a 2 row champion myself. Only problem I had was with the threads for the tranny lines stripped out when installing them. So I bought a heavy duty trans cooler and mounted it in front of the radiator.

[scf100]

www.rockauto.com

[cdowns]

local autoparts store has em

[cdowns]

local autoparts store