Chevy Radiators

I have an inquiry....

Us early Dodge guys are S.O.L. when it comes to new radiators. Our old ones need to be recored if we want new sometimes at a very expensive pricetag.

My question...are new radiators available for the early Chevys? If so, who makes them? I was thinking an early Chevy radiator could be made to work in an early Dodge.

Nate My 65 from NY got a Dodge rad in it.(not sure what Dodge??) Troy & I were at the JY and it looks like a rad out of a Chevy II is just about the same size as the one in my 64??.

Hmmmm so I wonder if a rad from a Chevy II (Nova) will fit in an A-100. Let me check that out.

I fit a 1970 A-108 (6/auto) radiator into a 1969 GMC handibus (6/auto) and the flanges on the sides of the radiator fit nice. I had to drill new holes in the GMC sheetmetal to use original holes on Dodge radiator. Hope this inspires you to consider using a Chevy radiator to do the opposite.

Hey Nate, Still thinking of using that Ford radiator?

When I couldn't find one for my 64(back in 70 something??) I put one out a Econo in it. Must of had a v-8 it was real thick and the van never seemed to warm up,or over heat?? Which is what took out the old one,after I put the 250 in???

itruns wrote:Hey Nate, Still thinking of using that Ford radiator?

Got a almost new 65 Mustang Rad. if anyone needs on..

itruns wrote:Hey Nate, Still thinking of using that Ford radiator?

I think I'm just going to get the Dodge radiator checked out. We pulled one out of storage that was marked good/no leaks. The core looks really good and the inside is not all gummed up.

Help me out here, I'm a little behind when it comes to radiators..

I pulled mine from my 2nd Gen. Chevy while working on another project, and want to know if I should have any work done to it before putting it back.

My Chevy has a stock 250, and a stock radiator. I'm guessing the three rows of tubes I see means its a 3 core. Is this going to be enough for sitting on the freeway in 110 heat this summer? If not, what are my upgrade options, and how much does it usually cost?

If you go with an electric fan do a little research and make sure your getting a high cfm fan considering how not so great the air flow is to the radiator already. I would recommend a fan from a Lincoln Mark VIII. It claims to have the highest cfm of electric fans out there. The shroud on this fan should almost completely cover the core on your crossflow radiator as well and can be fastened by using the same zip ties that many external tranny coolers use. One drawback of this fan however is it draws high amps which may require a higher amp alternator and higher amp relays.
Here's a link for ya to look at if your interested....
http://www.creeperjeepers.org/Electric%20fan%20install%20in%20a%202.5L%20TJ.html

Vanish, Is it normal to have that tag on it(down by bottom) Mark sent me 2 ,2nd gen rads with all the stuff in the vans from CA. He said he had had them redone?? They look like it ,and have those tags??/

i'm looking at picking up a 65 chevy and the guy who has it says his overheats after about 25 minutes of driving at 55 mph... so i'm assuming nobody makes a new radiator for this from what i've gathered...

so what are the alternatives? i like the fan ideas, but i'm not sure i'm skilled enough to pull anything like that off.


any more modern rads that would possibly be made to fit and work better???

any answers appreciated.

If its the stock radiator and 6 cyl engine , it might just need backflushed or cleaned out if it isnt rotted out. might even be problems somewhere else if it does it like clockwork.

yeah, it's a 6 230 3 on the tree.... and he said it happens all the time.

i figured just dropping a new one in there would be easiest to alleviate any further issue before they arise.

also had some other car guys (non-vanners) tell me to just find something that kinda fits and mount it any way possible...


sound like a decent idea or a bad one?