Aftermarket radiators
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Original equip on the V10's is a 3 pass, the one I thought I'd get is a 2 pass. While searching for a radiator, I found an interesting article that mentioned it takes more pressure to move the water with more rows of cooling tubes. I did find a decnet pass on a 3 pass, but it was listed for either a manual (which I have) or the auto, and had the fittings for the transmission lines. Gues I'll bite the bullet and check with the 3 local parts store to see what they come up with. Thanks for the input all!
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I know the parts book says no, but a Cummins, V10 (8.0?), 360 (5.9), and 318 (5.2) all use the same mounting points for the rad. If I can find an all aluminum radiator for my 360 I'm using a 4 row Cummins rad
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V-10 radiator is wider than the 360, the mount points are already there on the support though.
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Hmmm, I thought I had posted a followup to this, but I'm not seeing it. I got the radiator off Ebay, and it was not as wide, and would of needed a different fan shroud and sine the Windshield washer bottle hung off the original one, I didn't want to start a series of little mods to make it work, so I found I could get one from our local radiator shop in town. I installed it install was easy. This one was supplied with a 13lb cap, mine had a 16lb on it. I noticed the replacement runs a bit hotter then the old one. It used to sit steady at 191 thru town, now I see fluctuations of a couple degrees. So, wondering, is it the cap? The owner at the radiator shop sold me a 2 row, said that was OEM, they were all 2 row with 1" tubes. Is that true, or are all replacement units just 2 row. Hoping its not a problem towing this summer in the heat, guess I'll find out,
Oh, the supplier on Ebay has stated to return the unit I'd have to pay return freight, The cost of shipping will likely lead me to sell it locally and just eat the difference, No more Ebay buys for me...
Oh, the supplier on Ebay has stated to return the unit I'd have to pay return freight, The cost of shipping will likely lead me to sell it locally and just eat the difference, No more Ebay buys for me...
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Stock rads didn't have "rows" They used one tube that is 1 1/4 thick(if memory serves me)on the V6-8 engines. As i said in my last post you need to count the # of rows(top to bottom) and compare it to a oem rad. Some short you witch will cause less cooling. And for the aftermarket rads it may have X# of rows but if you dig and find out the with of each row and compare it to the stock one tube width it comes up shorter than the stock one row. Again less cooling. I'd like to see a rad with the same # of rows(top to bottom) with at least a 1 1/2 or more tube thickness. If you look at where the tubes end there is a lot of room where they could extend it like on the diesel/V10 rads. I have looked and there is one but it's like $300. I have the link somewhere.