NPD radiators
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thats what i was afraid of. the water pump from the brand you recommended that fits a 77 is over $400!!!
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Shiiiite!Try to find a mildon.. it will be pricey too or you can go with an edelbrock
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Not unless you use the drain plug location...not a good idea. You can get a local weld shop to put a bung in for a few bucks.... or you can get the slide in style of sensor!
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Yeah I have the slide in style sensor. I put a touch of silicone RTV on it after I got it in place, just enough to keep it from moving. I had a sensor slide out previously then it didn't trigger the fan, learned that lesson.
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JEGS Performance Products 52017 JEGS Universal Aluminum Radiators
it will fit in the same space my radiator is in right now so it will give me room to mount my fan. The core is slightly smaller tho. Will it cool the engine enough?
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Just the swap to Aluminum will make a nice difference... it is also Cross Flow instead of Down flow, so the coolant is in the radiator a bit longer... aka better transfer rate! It should be just fine!
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Sweet, now i get to kiss all my money goodbye!!!
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True! shes driveable right now but im starting to get worried about that radiator hence the upgrade. All this work probably wont get done till im home for thanksgiving but im ordering everything now so i can start getting everything ready
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Wise choice young man! that is pretty much what I did. I also changed out the pulley set and harmonic balancer at the same time..i switched to a polished aluminum set to lighten things up, and clean up the engine bay a bit!
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Just ordered the radiator from Jegs, i decided to wait on the water pump for now. When i did the number crunching it came down to either a new trans cooler or the water pump, i opted for the cooler because its probably only alittle newer than the radiator so it was time for it to go whereas my current water pump is only about two years old. The water pump will get done soon tho!
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Just ordered the radiator from Jegs, i decided to wait on the water pump for now. When i did the number crunching it came down to either a new trans cooler or the water pump, i opted for the cooler because its probably only alittle newer than the radiator so it was time for it to go whereas my current water pump is only about two years old. The water pump will get done soon tho!
yeah no hurries with that water pump... it is not very old.. worry about it when you need to!