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Radiator core support ID
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Radiator core support ID
I think I got the shaft. Some years back I purchased a radiator core support off ebay. It was supposed to fit my 71 f100, it looked right or so I thought. I recently started working on my truck after 17 years of collecting dust. I started cleaning up my rad core and found some numbers, but it is possible that its from a '73 to '78. Anyone out there help me out with this.
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The only thing you have to do to install a 73-79 core support on a bump is drill two upper and two lower grille support holes. Everything else will bolt right up. I have a 73 on my 70 now. 
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1967/72 F100/350: TWO different radiator supports.
One was only used with the Super Cooling radiator as it has a larger opening radius.
The sticker with D6BE-8057-AA printed on it...has nothing to do with a radiator support.
It's the ID Engineering number for a positive battery cable.
One was only used with the Super Cooling radiator as it has a larger opening radius.
The sticker with D6BE-8057-AA printed on it...has nothing to do with a radiator support.
It's the ID Engineering number for a positive battery cable.
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This is what I'm referenced to when I search that number.
1973-79 Coolant Caution Decal-Broncograveyard.com
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Granted, I'm not a Ford service parts guy but, doesn't the 8000-8499 basic part number series fall under the catagorization of "Radiator and Grille" parts? A radiator core support would seem to definitely fall under, per Ford, "parts which qualify by functional area" but, the number seems to be in reference to the coolant instructions sticker itself, that's on the core support.
This is what I'm referenced to when I search that number.
1973-79 Coolant Caution Decal-Broncograveyard.com
This is what I'm referenced to when I search that number.
1973-79 Coolant Caution Decal-Broncograveyard.com
However, thinking about it, D6BE-8057-AA may be the ID number for the sticker itself.
Radiator supports are basic part number 16138
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For my 68, I had to drill a hole for the hood latch to be moved and two holes per inner fender. But yeah, minor work to use the later model radiator support.
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This is all good news. I dug out my original core support and will compare the two too make sure. Thanks for the help.
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