I had a rad shop recore my rad for my 59 GMC and I have never had another
problem. I recored the read at the same time I had the engine rebuilt, and
it did run a bit warmer after that, but I have equated that to a tighter
engine.
Blaine Dumkee
Fort Smith NT
Canada
http://photos.yahoo.com/bdumkee
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of mark@noakes.com
Sent: Monday, June 30, 2003 5:40 AM
To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] rad and heat
One more data point...I had the radiator on my 86 Chevy pickup recored by a
truck shop
(ie, they do pickups but also do big trucks as well) about 6 years
ago...maybe longer.
It has held fine since...never a leak. If anything, I have a slightly hard
time getting
the truck up to temperature now, especially in the winter.
Maybe look into getting a shop oriented towards the bigger trucks to do the
recoring.
Mark Noakes
Knoxville, TN
On Sun, 29 Jun 2003 22:24:33 -0700, mark wrote:
>
> i wouldnt hesitate to get a whole new rad-not recore yours. i did mine and
> the tanks developed pinholes over time and pressure. a whole new rad will
be
> pressure tested to 15# or better. more pressure-lower boiling point-less
> water loss-better cooling.
> also-noticed in your pic youre ridin low in the back-you might consider
air
> shocks for the rear to overcome that-it will raise the rear but more
> importantly-it will bring more direct(anything helps right?) airflow into
> the rad area.
> if you can go 4row rad-do it and if you can get fancy and go
> aluminum cross-flow, that would be the ultimate.
> but i would def. go for new tank/new rad
> mark
>
>
> http://customclassics.org
>
> northern california
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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