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    Electric fans- why do people run fan shrouds with shrouded fans?

    Most electric fan designs these days have a built in shroud. When you fasten them to the radiator, they’re really only able to pull air straight through. Why do some people still run shrouds around this style of fan? It seems like it would only serve to impede airflow when the fans were off...
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    What do you guys use for radiator hoses with aftermarket radiators?

    My Champion radiator has the inlet and outlet in the right spots...but the extra thickness of the radiator seems to mess up the geometry a bit. The stock lower hose is kinked, even when trimmed to fit as closely as possible...I have been through two stock hoses ($15 each) trying to make this...
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    good news on the heater core front- NAPA replacement fits!!

    Lots of discussion here about how replacement heater cores frequently require modification to the firewall and/or the inlet/outlet pipes... well I decided to give NAPA a try nevertheless and it dropped in with almost no difficulty! I saw this as a rare opportunity to contribute to the...
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    Heater core-no AC, late Abody-- how much of the dash do you have to disassemble?

    Spent a little bit of time armwrestling with my long-dead heatercore in my non-AC, '73 Dart Sport. It appears that it will put up a bit more of a fight than I had anticipated. has anyone done this job lately? How much disassembly did this require? Thanks for any tips! PS- will a...
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    How do you know if you have "enough" radiator?

    Is there any rule of thumb on the radiator size to horsepower ratio? I'm not sure if my radiator will be enough for my impeding motor swap and I'd appreciate any feedback. Back in the 1990s I bought an "upgrade" radiator for my 318 Dart with the anticipation of swapping in a 340 or a 360...
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