Well, it looks as though my poor radiator has had it. I sent it out to the rdiator shop and they said that they cannot do anything with it as is but can do a recore on it. The recore is pretty expensive. Do I have any other options? Is anybody making them new? Does anybody have a good used one for sale?
The early Ford Falcon rads are the same rads. The only difference is the mounting brackets on the sides of the core. You need to take the ones from the van and have them soldered onto the Falcon car rad. The rads are the same size. ^4 and newer I'm not sure of, but the first Falcons had the same rad cores as the Econo vans and trucks,.
Oh I did forget the Falcon ones maybe a a inch and half shorter, but otherwise fits in the brackets. I have done this with my truck back in the 80's when I needed a rad.
I know you can buy a 3 row radiator for a 1965 Mustang V8 3 row for about $152.00. I know guys that are running them. Some radiator shops show only that year for 3 row to where as others have listed for 1965 on. Here is a link: https://www.radiatorbarn.com/search....oduct=radiator
I know you can buy a 3 row radiator for a 1965 Mustang V8 3 row for about $152.00. I know guys that are running them. Some radiator shops show only that year for 3 row to where as others have listed for 1965 on. Here is a link: https://www.radiatorbarn.com/search....oduct=radiator
Quite true, one can buy an aftermarket three row radiator, but Ford never offered one as original.
__________________ Bill / Retired Ford Parts Manager / Ford Historian / SoCal Chapter Member.
Part Number Research: Trucks: 1928/1996 / Cars: 1928/1989.
Thanks for all the suggestions gang. The van is a 1966 Super Van with a 240. I have a friend that has a radiator from a V8 Falcon sitting around. I'm going to pick it and compare the two. I will try the truck place also and see what they have. Thanks again for the help!
Well, I called the truck place and they couldn't help. I also picked up the radiator from my friend. It turned out to be from a 6cyl falcon. There is a big difference in size between it and mine.
It looks like there's a re-core in my future. damn............
I just called Marty at SoCal Truck Wrecking (8229 S. Alameda St, LA). He said if you bring down the old one, he may be able to match it up.
This yard has 100's of radiators and to be honest, they don't really know what they've got. I've been going there since 1967, so I know more about their older parts inventory than they do.
I sent a fellow FTE member over there for a 1965 F Series truck grille. Marty told him..."we don't have it."
So I drove over there, and walked to its location, pointed it out and said..."what's this?"
__________________ Bill / Retired Ford Parts Manager / Ford Historian / SoCal Chapter Member.
Part Number Research: Trucks: 1928/1996 / Cars: 1928/1989.
The rad from your truck looks like a rad for a 300 or 240 engine. They are taller andlonger.. The wideth looks the same. I did mention the Flacon rads are a tad shorter, but the same width. Also your rad is for a 65 and newer. My truck has a 170 engine and is a 64. The falcon rad was only shorter by an inch and 1/2.
Try the fella Number says.
Is a recore that bad. Then you have a good rad for amny years and you will not need the worry about leaks and such.
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