michael.warshaw Posted March 30, 2011 Report Posted March 30, 2011 still looking for a radiator prefer nos for p15, if you gots please let me know. Quote
Mustang6147 Posted March 30, 2011 Report Posted March 30, 2011 I might have a line on a good radiator out of a 36or 32 Dodge Bros. Will it fit? let me know. Quote
John Reddie Posted March 30, 2011 Report Posted March 30, 2011 Mike, If you can't come up with a NOS radiator but find a used one, a good radiator shop can recore it and you should be fine. John R Quote
greg g Posted March 30, 2011 Report Posted March 30, 2011 theres one on epay for 650 including shipping....Well it says its for a 41 but from a distance it looks the same, I didn;t lok up the part number but you can. For 750 I'll pull mine (no leaks, original, mint, rare, parts of it are antique brass) and deliver it to the nice side of the Tappan Zee bridge. Quote
michael.warshaw Posted March 30, 2011 Author Report Posted March 30, 2011 a recore is roughly 1k, i dont want a used one cause i have had 4 and all have tested no good, i bought the supposedly nos one from a well known plymouth vendor, but it was not nos it was used leaking junk and i paid 300 for it, no trust on used rads now. Quote
aero3113 Posted March 30, 2011 Report Posted March 30, 2011 Mike, If you can't find one you can always buy the aluminum one like I have and use it till you find a NOS one. Quote
michael.warshaw Posted March 30, 2011 Author Report Posted March 30, 2011 Mike, If you can't find one you can always buy the aluminum one like I have and use it till you find a NOS one. chances are im gonna buy it Quote
Young Ed Posted March 30, 2011 Report Posted March 30, 2011 For the money you spent on all these used ones you could have had the first one recored and be done already. Remember the leaks are caused by corosion and even an NOS one has still been exposed to 60 years worth of environment. Quote
michael.warshaw Posted March 30, 2011 Author Report Posted March 30, 2011 ed you are right i spent alot on my motor roughly 10k i dont want to blow it up with a bad rad. Quote
captden29 Posted March 30, 2011 Report Posted March 30, 2011 the nos ones siting on a shelf for many years look great. however, i have been told there is something with the soldering, maybe the flux, that will let them corrode over time. you cannot see in on the honeycomb ones. i have always gone the recore route and been satisfied. my car is a driver so it looks fine with the recore.the last recore i had done, right after he finished it the fedex guy dropped a package on it where it was sitting ready for me to pick it up.he bent alot of the fins about the size of a baseball. the shop owner told me he would guarantee it would not leak and wanted full price. i told him i wanted a new recore as i was paying $400 and it should not leak anyway and should not have bent fins and a bent tube. he got angry at me and told me to take the radiator, no charge, and don't come back. long story short, it has now been in the car 3 years, no leaks. i would still rather have one that does not look like junk. anyway, recore is a good way to go and saves money and aggravation, which you have expended enough of. capt den Quote
Don Coatney Posted March 30, 2011 Report Posted March 30, 2011 I would hope that the radiator shops that tested the (used/NOS/whatever) radiators fully understand that these radiators are not designed to operate with internal pressure and that testing with pressure will most likely destory the radiators. Quote
michael.warshaw Posted March 31, 2011 Author Report Posted March 31, 2011 I would hope that the radiator shops that tested the (used/NOS/whatever) radiators fully understand that these radiators are not designed to operate with internal pressure and that testing with pressure will most likely destory the radiators. hey don i know you are very knowledgable about this, if you cant put pressure on the rad how do you know if its good? so far ive tried 4 rads all no good, and i did get second opinions. i hink im looking at buying a new one off the bay. Quote
greg g Posted March 31, 2011 Report Posted March 31, 2011 Plug the outlet and let gravity do what it does, Oh yea, there is also that thing about water seeking the path of least resistance. Quote
Don Coatney Posted March 31, 2011 Report Posted March 31, 2011 As Greg said put a cork in the outlet and let gravity do its thing. If the first shop used pressure and did damage the second opinion shop then confirmed that the damage was already done. I discovered a small leak in my radiator at the end of last summer. My fix will happen next week. I will add a can of Bars Stop Leak before I leave home on a 700 mile trip. Quote
Joe Flanagan Posted March 31, 2011 Report Posted March 31, 2011 I took my radiator to a shop and told them I wanted it tested but that they could NOT put it under pressure. I wrote it on masking tape and put it on both sides of the radiator (As I write this, I'm thinking 4 lbs. is OK and that I might have said as much but I don't recall). Anyway, they found several leaks, which they braised, and that was it. I think it was a little over a hundred bucks. They showed me where the leaks were and where they fixed them. Quote
aero3113 Posted March 31, 2011 Report Posted March 31, 2011 Here is a ebay listing for an aluminum one. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/3-Row-Radiator-1946-1947-1948-1949-Plymouth-Coupe-/190517376944?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2c5bb877b0 Quote
Mustang6147 Posted March 31, 2011 Report Posted March 31, 2011 I have been waiting for a call back from a guy who has a good radiator..... He is really busy at work apparently. His is good, last summer we took it out, because he had a 350 in there, and he had over heating issues, He put a Big Alluminum one in there, and the issues still exist. I know he has the good radiator, I will know soon. Quote
Reg Evans Posted March 31, 2011 Report Posted March 31, 2011 ed you are right i spent alot on my motor roughly 10k i dont want to blow it up with a bad rad. 10K Quote
michael.warshaw Posted April 1, 2011 Author Report Posted April 1, 2011 10K 6k to engine builder + powdeercaoting roughly 1k + new parts roughly 2k and then the the labor to remove it in and out, and i know im forgetting alot of stuff. Quote
greg g Posted April 1, 2011 Report Posted April 1, 2011 Seems to have his own economic stimulus program going. Must be supporting at least 4 families....... Quote
Cpt.Fred Posted April 1, 2011 Report Posted April 1, 2011 when we soldered the leaks in my radiator and cleaned it out with acetic acid, i did an underwater pressure test with it and it didn't do any harm to it. the radiator is working like new since then. of course one shouldn't put to much pressure on it, but a little is ok. just enough to find any possible leak, very easy with a big tub of water. we did the same on the homemade intake and headers. Quote
Skrambler Posted April 1, 2011 Report Posted April 1, 2011 Mike, I would LOVE to see some photos of the progress made on your car. Can you post them? If you have done this already, sorry, I tried to find them in the past postings but could not before I posted this request. Thank you!!! Quote
michael.warshaw Posted April 1, 2011 Author Report Posted April 1, 2011 Mike,I would LOVE to see some photos of the progress made on your car. Can you post them? If you have done this already, sorry, I tried to find them in the past postings but could not before I posted this request. Thank you!!! sure give me some time ill try today Quote
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