Finally

[John Morrow]

Finally!!!!! After replacing everything under the hood that had to do with cooling, I replaced Radiator today with a Champion 26" 3 core and problem GONE !!!!! ,
Thanks everyone for your thoughts and comments from my previous post, this has been driving me crazy, I had my old radiator checked out when this all started with the trans cooler leaking into trans and vice a versa, he rodded it out, sealed off trans cooler said it was good to go so I didn't think it was the problem .....wrong. Sure would have save me a lot of time and money if i had started there first.,,,wait, I did ....lol.
Drove it 65-70 mph no problems never got over 195 with a 185 stat in it.
Now moving on to next project ......disc brakes all the way around ?????? maybe!!

Thanks Gary, ( challengergary ) the radiator looks and works great !

 

[68gtxman]

Glad to hear it John! Heat problems are very vexing for sure, so glad that this demon has been tamed for you!

 

[64ragtop]

And find another radiator shop! Then warn your car friends about the jerk!!

BC

 

[j-miller]

Good to hear you got it fixed up John. Now you can drive to MMW next year!

 

[John Morrow]

And drive to Tony's house without worrying

 

[j-miller]

And drive to Tony's house without worrying

.....and to the Nats.....and Carlisle.....and on and on.

 

[John Morrow]

, ........right on.

 

[pettybludart]

WooHoo John,glad your running Kool again.:glasses7:I had my original rad redone a few years ago and have had no issues,but is a 4 speed rad.Happy cruisin..

 

[Inertia]

Good news for sure,,. do me a favor,, and shoot the temp on the upper and lower hoses,, as you did before,, I'm just curious at the difference, for future reference.. thnx.. grant

 

[John Morrow]

Ill have to find a good time to borrow it from work .....but i will do. Now I'm curious.

 

[John Morrow]

Upper and lower hose read 147-150.

 

[67Dart273]

I had my old radiator checked out when this all started ............, he rodded it out, sealed off trans cooler said it was good to go ......... .....wrong.!

I seem to have had the same issue, sort of.

My factory 273 rad was checked when I had the 360 in the car, rad guy said "should work." NOT

Few weeks ago I "tossed" a 2 core 73-74 /6 rad into the car and it immediately cooled down.

Oldmanmopar posted sometime back something about he believes that cores can come cracked/ detached from the fins, reducing their heat transfer.

I believe that may be the case here. Both my rads are similar cores size, the original "supposed to be" clean. Yet, it won't cool a mild 318

 

[tekslk]

You can use some mothers on the new radiator and give it a mirror finish,

 

[John Morrow]

Glad to hear it worked out well for you, John. Thanks for the business. I appreciate it

Same here, its good to do business with some I trust ........now if I could just get those stripes put on. :banghead: