It should fit OK but you run the risk of having to have it recored a month
after you buy it, or it could last for years. Do you feel lucky?
Grant 50 3100
Bennett Ratliff wrote:
> Probably is a 52. The engine has been upgraded to a 235 (that I am
> keeping) so the radiator probably was as well. So I'll be OK?
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Grant Galbraith [SMTP:trks@javanet.com]
> > Sent: Friday, March 12, 1999 9:53 AM
> > To: Bennett Ratliff
> > Cc: oletrucks@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Radiator Size for a 49 AD
> >
> > I remember reading somewhere that during the Korean war years they
> > made the
> > radiator a couple inches shorter. They interchange fine but doesn't
> > the 52
> > indicate the year which would make them both '52's? The shorter one
> > would
> > have slightly less cooling capacity.
> >
> > Bennett Ratliff wrote:
> >
> > > In the process of rebuilding my engine and took my radiator to the
> > local
> > > radiator shop to be pressure tested, cleaned and painted and got
> > some
> > > BAD news. Seems the old farmer who owned it last was very creative
> > with
> > > some caulk and who knows what else to stop some leaks and as a
> > result
> > > the old radiator can't be saved. Good news though, fellow rebuilder
> > > Brad Newman (the guage rebuilder from recent postings) had an extra
> > > radiator from a parts truck that may work. Problem is that it is
> > > slightly bigger than the one coming out of the truck. Question -
> > Can I
> > > replace my original radiator with the other one?
> > >
> > > The original radiator has the markings R11A / 52A / 3128515 and
> > measures
> > > 20"W x 3"D x 24"H
> > >
> > > The replacement radiator has the markings R11A / 52E / 3128515 and
> > > measures 20"W x 3"D x 26"H
> > >
> > > The mounting holes appear to match pretty close to each other but I
> > am
> > > concerned that the extra height will not work under the hood once I
> > > reassemble the truck. Looking for some input before I either have
> > this
> > > one rehabilitated ($65) or buy a new one ($215).
> > >
> > > Bennett Ratliff
> > > Coppell, Texas
> > > '49 AD 3100 - Pile of Parts working towards the 4th of July Parade
> > > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and
> > 1959
> >
> >
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