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1956 Fairlane Victoria (ORREO)

 

Overlooking Beautiful Rimrock AZ

Actually I have a friend that just installed a new stroker motor and high performance radiator but used the stock mechanical fan and shroud. Engine was overheatinfg at slower speeds. After several attempts to cure the probem we installed a electric fan, engine cooled fine all summer.

1956 Fairlane Victoria (ORREO)

 

Overlooking Beautiful Rimrock AZ

It's that wet stuff that likes to leak into your 56' MErc because even with new weatherstripping, it STILL finds it's way thru the door! (That's another issue to tackle!) And my motor mounts do have the open part or U facing the firewall.

Carrie: You paid for a new radiator to fit your car. It doesn't, take it back!

Paul

Hi Paul, you are tight! I am afraid because it was custom made/special order they may not take it back. THEY should though! Shoot I paid over $400 for it! I will see what will happen!

I meant to say RIGHT,OOOPS!!

They'd better correct it. It's one thing if you provided the measurement but the fact that a representative of the company took the measurements and it doesn't fit means it's all on them.


Lawrenceville, GA

So - on a practical note.....and you obviously have photos to document your problem (can show the rad shop your problem without moving your vehicle)  ...If you ask them to please move the mounting flanges 7/8 towards the inlet/outlet face, it would net one inch clearance to the fan.

Seems like a reasonable request, if they were sure it would fit as they made it - and it didn't - this wouldn't be too difficult to fix.

 
 Steve Metzger       Tucson, Arizona

I hope they DO rectifiy this. It's a place that orders from a warehouse they have and has a custom shop somewhere make the radiators. But, this Mon, I will take that radiator out,very carefully of course, and have them redo the mounts or narrow the core,whatever it takes for that one inch I need. Thanks for the help!

Carrie:



Don't narrow the core as it will reduce your cooling efficiency.



Before you ship the rad back to them look down the front side of the rad (the side opposite the cooling fan) at the bottom tank check how much clearance it has between the bottom tank and the splash pan. The clearance amount is the maximum they can move that rad forward (away from the cooling fan) while still not rubbing the bottom tank or having the bolts not reach to hold the rad in place.



I had to add a couple of washers to shim my rad away from the splash pan. If you do not do this the bottom tank will wear through very quickly .



You maybe able to narrow your spacer a small amount also. Turn the fan around until a fan blade is opposite the belts. Note the clearance between the fan and the belts, then turn the fan until a fan blade is opposite the crank pulley and note the clearance. If you have power steering the belts will be the limiting factor. This the maximum amount you can narrow your spacer without having the fan hit the belts or pulley. Allow a little clearance for the fan blades and fan belt in case the belts deflect a small amount with increase/decrease in engine RPMs.





marv