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Jul 11, 2015 | 08:10 PM

52flatheadf1

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Radiator thoughts before purchase

I have a 52 f1 with a 239 flatty in it. Looking at radiators, does anyone have thoughts on these? The price is right, the warranty is right...but what do you think?

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=111453955974&globalID=EB AY-US

Jul 11, 2015 | 09:13 PM

JPMallory

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I have one in my truck right now. It doesn't fit the fan shroud quite right. There's a small space between the shroud and the radiator. Other than that, its been working quite well for me.

Jul 11, 2015 | 09:14 PM

52flatheadf1

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Awesome. I currently don't have a fan shroud at all, I'm looking for one. Seems like a difficult task to find one.

Jul 11, 2015 | 09:19 PM

JPMallory

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Yeah, the shrouds aren't the easiest to locate. No one reproduces them that I can tell, and it seems a lot of them just got thrown away over the years.

Jul 11, 2015 | 09:49 PM

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I do not have that model radiator but I do use champion radiators, they have worked great for me.

Jul 12, 2015 | 11:05 AM

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Excellent, that is great to know.

Jul 12, 2015 | 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by JPMallory

I have one in my truck right now. It doesn't fit the fan shroud quite right. There's a small space between the shroud and the radiator. Other than that, its been working quite well for me.

I ordered it, but I believe the original radiator is 4 cores? This one is 3 cores...should it still cool appropriately?