Harold's advice is excellent and if followed should achieve a great result.
A couple of other points.
1. Frequently there is little wrong with an original radiator if the shop can
"rod out" the core which involves removing one tank.
2. I would not recommend having the shop paint the finished product. They seem
to use a very thick type of paint which never lools correct. After getting the
rad back with no paint carefully degrease it then spray with satin blach from a
rattle can, the result will be far superior.
M
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From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of Harold Manifold
<manifold at telus.net>
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2018 12:00:58 PM
To: 'Elton Schulz'; healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Radiator re-core
Dave,
I had a healey radiator recored about a year ago. I took it to a shop that
recores highway trucks and industrial radiators as automotive shops don't
seem to do this type of work anymore. Once you find a shop that can do the
work discuss the make up of the core they can provide. The number of cooling
fins per inch is about 12 but check your core and there should be at least 4
rows of tubes. If you can increase the number rows of tubes to 5 it mat
provide additional cooling. The top tank, bottom tank and side should be
reused.
The finished product should be painted and pressured tested before it is
returned to you.
Harold
-----Original Message-----
From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Elton
Schulz
Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2018 10:26 AM
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Radiator re-core
If you are able to reuse the original side rails and top and bottom tanks,
it should fit.
Elton
On 3/10/2018 8:15 AM, David Masucci wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Thanks to all who responded to my break in oil question. It's good to get
a concensus of opinions like that. I have a plan.
>
> Now I need to have my radiator rebuilt with a modern higher efficiency
core. I assume that I should be able to find a competent shop locally to do
the work. I worry that it comes back dimensionally sized correctly so that
it fits. Any advice from the group before I go forward with this?
>
> Thanks as always!
> Dave
>
> 64 BJ8
> 72 XJ6
>
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