I knew everything was going too smooth. My truck originally came with a 360. It had a V8 radiator in it. The fan sat too close, the motor mounts were weak, on pop of the clutch and that was all she wrote on the radiator and the fan. Well, my friend gave me a radiator, I found a new proper fan but the radiator was is the smaller 6 cylinder one. Bolted it up and one side is about 4in shorter so it won't bolt in. Anyone overcome this before? I was thinking of a piece of aluminum and bolting that to the core support sides, top and bottom and bolting the radiator to that. What do you all think? A new radiator is about $275 for a good one and I just don't have it and want to enjoy this thing, it is driving me crazy. I've read where the box stores claim their radiators are copper and brass but are really plastic and aluminum so I don't want to gamble on that even though I can get one for $195 shipped from advance with their online deal. Downside is I cant use the V8 shroud that I found but the truck has no ac so with a good radiator I should be fine with temps and I can always get a electric fan if need be down the road but with winter coming up I don't see a problem. The nice thing I see is with the 6 cylinder radiator the fan lines up nice and center with it were before it was off to the passenger side. Now I know what they mean about front coil springs being left and right side for the inline 6 trucks. Any help here would be great. It would be nice to just go down and get a v8 radiator but like I said I just can't do it and where there is a will there has to be a way.

 

Got a cheap local JY with the 6 cyl core support?

 

Sounds like the OP owns too much truck for the budget.

Sounds like the answer can be found with baling wire, zip ties duct, tape, and household wire nuts.

 

LOL, I found a core support but that seems like a lot of work just for this. I just bought a piece of aluminum. I'll give my idea a good try. If it fails then I guess I suck it up and get a V8 radiator unless someone comes up with another idea.

 

All of that won't do. I know hot rodders have come up with all sorts of ways to make things work over the years. Just wondering if anyone had a way to do it other than "factory". I've seen peoples work and the ability to be creative in a pinch but I guess some cannot. Certainly baling wire, zip ties, duct tape and household wire nuts won't get the job done. Thanks for your ideas though.

 

Bailing twine works good too. It is more plentiful now days.

 

I don't condone this but I am not averse to honoring MacGyver once in a while...

Go to Home Depot and get some "L" channel.. the lightweight kind with lots of holes used to brace automatic garage door openers. Measure the vertical dimension of the core opening and cut two lengths. Attach them to the radiator and then mark, drill, and mount the assembly to core support. Done.

The I-6 radiator will likely be undersized for an FE but that's your risk to assume... that risk just might lead to more costly repair than just getting a correctly spec'ed radiator. Caveat emptor.

 

My truck has a 300 inline six in it. It originally had a 360. That is why the opening is bigger. The PO left the core support and bigger radiator in it to cool the 300 better.

 

My bad.... it wasn't clear to me and only now see it in your signature.

Still, the MacGyverism above will still work.

 

Radiator support opening radius has nothing to do with engine size, has to do with which radiator is present.

1967 F100/350 240/300/352 // 1968/72 F100/350 240/300/360/390:

C7TZ-16138-A .. Radiator Support-Use with Standard/Xtra Cooling & A/C Radiators that are: 26 1/4" wide x 19 3/4" high.

C7TZ-16138-B .. Radiator Support-Use with Super Cooling Radiator that is: 26 1/4" wide x 24 1/4" high.

 

Just block the open area and it should be okay. If it does heat up you may have to add in a fan shroud for a 6/cy. They are not cheap if bought new so at that point you may be better off getting a radiator that fit's the opening and use the 360 shroud if it fit's around the fan blades. My $0.02 worth,__





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Good news is I found a V8 radiator and he is close and the price is reasonable so hopefully I can get it. This truck is just a toy, I use no family money to put into it so my budget is slim that is why I truly try to get do the best I can to enjoy this old truck. If it gets too cumbersome then I may sell it, nature of the hobby with shallow pockets.

 

Thank you for that clarification. I'm thinking the core support was also swapped from the 250 that the rest of the drivetrain came from.

 

Reading that original post hurt my head.........

 

C5TZ-8146-G .. 240/300 Fan Shroud-18 1/2" diameter center hole / 1965/67 F350 w/DRW / Obsolete

C6RZ-8146-A .. 240 Fan Shroud-19 3/4" diameter center hole / 1965/67 F100/250 w/dealer installed AC / Obsolete

C8TZ-8146-B .. 240/300 Fan Shroud / 1968 F100/250 w/factory installed integral A/C / Obsolete

C8TZ-8146-J .. 240/300 Fan Shroud / 1968 F100/250 4WD / 1968/72 F100/350 w/factory installed integral A/C / Obsolete
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C7TZ-8146-B .. Fan Shroud-Use with Super Cooling Radiator only / Marked on upper left corner: C7TA-H or D2TA-HA or D3TA-JA / Reproduced by Carpenter.

1967 F100/350 352 / 1968/76 F100/350 360/390.

D3TZ-8146-C (replaced C8TZ-8146-K) .. Fan Shroud-Use with Standard/Xtra Cooling & A/C Radiators only / Marked on upper left corner: C8TA-S or D3TA-DA / Reproduced by Carpenter.

1968/76 F100/350 360/390.