Champion radiator

[kented]

I've got the same one on my 49 business coupe

Really happy with it and can't complain about the price

[laynrubber]

I will add my experience with these rads.

Did the buy it now price, talked to the guy that was selling them from California. Measured everything twice and did the deal. Found the mounting brackets to be incorrect, rad set back too far and hits the fan. This might be because the engine is a 25" engine. Cut the mounts off and rewelded to a re measured location now.

Other issue is the bottom spigot on the old rad is angled slightly rearward, the new one is straight up, not sure of the lower rad hose will line up correctly yet.

This rad was better than have a local shop build me a new one, price wise at least.

[CoronetGuy]

For you guys with the Champion radiator, are you running the radiator cap that they supplied? I thought I read somewhere about someone swapping it out with a lower pressure cap? I thought it was Don Coatney, but I can't remember exactly where I read it

[1941Rick]

Run the old 0 pressure cap.

[Don Coatney]

For you guys with the Champion radiator, are you running the radiator cap that they supplied? I thought I read somewhere about someone swapping it out with a lower pressure cap? I thought it was Don Coatney, but I can't remember exactly where I read it

Follow this link.

 

http://p15-d24.com/topic/36259-champion-aluminum-radiator/?hl=champion

[CoronetGuy]

Thanks Don, commented on that thread

[Tom Skinner]

Gents,

A fore mentioned Radiator Sales Company on ebay and (most other brands also state the same) said they really couldn't say whether their radiator would work with my 1948 Chrysler Royal, with Fluid Drive.

As stated "For use with only Manual Transmissions" was a caveat in most of these ebay listed Radiators.

When you click the buttons, it shows it is compatible with a 1948 Windsor. I had even told them their dimensions were right on, and compatible with the Royal.

I pressed them to contact their manufacture for information. They did and emailed me back, they said their manufacturer didn't know what a Fluid Drive Transmission was.

They also stated that their manufacturer was in China.

That ends my interest in that particular Radiator. I am one ignorant S.O.B. but I know that they are even more so ignorant than I am. "It takes one to know one" comes to mind here.

They can't even sell Radiators, because they can't qualify their radiators to a Customer. I ask a stupid question? How do you sell something

you don't even know what it is your selling? I hope they have thousands of these radiators sitting around a warehouse until they go broke. L.O.L.

[Don Coatney]

Tom, Sorry to hear of your misfortune. I must assume the manufacture was not Champion as I had good results when I phoned them.

[Tom Skinner]

Don,

No not Champion.

There are a dozen or so of these Radiator sellers on ebay. Almost all of them state "for standard transmissions only"

I don't need a radiator, mine is fine. I was just looking to buy a spare in case mine ever goes to leaking.

For the $145 - $175 range they are in, I thought that was low enough to buy a spare. No worries, I'll wait around until one comes along.

Tom

[garbagestate 44]

I had no problems with mine. I think it was listed listed for a Plymouth or Dodge which made it slightly narrow for my 47 Windsor but I'll take too small over too big any day. I installed a plate along one side to bridge the difference and it worked out fine. I used a 7 psi cap and have temporarily bypassed the heater core till I can pressure test it on a bench.I don't want to find out the hard way that the 67 year old core was too weak to take pressure.