79 F150 Supercab help please
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Laughing Gas
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79 F150 Supercab help please
Back in 2011 I started a thread about restoring my dads 79 F150 supercab 4x4 400 standard heres the thread https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...dads-79-a.html. . I got the truck done but did not do much under the hood about 89000 miles. Well I have not driven it for a while and seeings it is fathers day I fired it up and took my daughter for a ride. Well the radiator started to leak bad from core at bottom of the tank. My question is does anyone make a direct replacement not aluminum. I want to keep the truck original so maybe my best bet is to just take it to a radiator shop and see if it can be repaired, Any suggestions. Sitting is so hard on vehicles. Thanks.
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By all means see if yours can be repaired first. If not usradiator.com . Think that's right link. Be aware they are expensive. They are available in copper/brass. One for mine, 78 F150 460 starts out at over 900. Seems to me there's another but I can't find it.
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I got my stock supercooling replacement radiator from NPD, that was a few years ago. It was around $350.
https://www.npdlink.com/1948-1979-fo...s-brass-copper
EDIT: Looks like prices have gone up in the last few years, who-da thunk?
https://www.npdlink.com/1948-1979-fo...s-brass-copper
EDIT: Looks like prices have gone up in the last few years, who-da thunk?
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Laughing Gas
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I found out today that the radiator is not repairable I also had one in a parts truck and it is no good either want 600 for a recore plus anything else they come across said it really not worth fixing.. I appreciate the replies but my radiator has inlet 1 3/4 on passenger side and the outlet 2in on drivers side it measures 19 1/4 by 26 1/4. Having trouble finding a stock looking replacement. I really am not crazy about aluminum but I did find one made by champion and wonder if anyone here has tried them? https://www.championradiators.com/Fo...ll-side-mounts
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I ended up replacing the heater hoses upper and lower radiator hoses thermostat that were all original. Had to order an aluminum radiator just waiting on that now.
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I ended up going with a 4 row Aluminum Champion radiator. To my surprise it was a direct bolt in even down to the overflow hose brackets. It seemed to run much cooler now and it was 92 out when I test drove it.
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