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Originally Posted by mchell
4 core aluminum radiator ?
Piddled around with mine for years....on a whim I replaced my high buck aluminum radiator and put in a 2 row 1.25 inch tube Griffin...wha la .....no more 200++ temps....two different engines, same cool results....in fact, it cools so well,I was able to get rid of all my "heavy duty" cooling garbage (fans, clutch etc....).....running standard duty fan,clutch and shroud...damn thing cools well!
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I had the same result. Got a 2 row aluminum with 1.25" tubes also. No more temps over 190.
When I bought my car, it consistently ran 200+ temps that would creep up to 210-215 on hot days. I tried adjusting the clearance between the stamped water pump impeller and divider plate which did nothing. It wasn't until I replaced the missing air dam, core support seals and added a 2 row aluminum radiator with 1.25 tubes that my heat issues went away. I am still running the water pump with a stamped impeller, and I just removed my seven blade clutch fan over the weekend and replaced it with a smaller 6 blade flex fan. Still no water temps over 190 degrees.
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69 Judge convertible........clone! Carousel red, parchment, hideaways, TH400, 10" Continental 3200 stall, 12 bolt with 3.42, 469 c.i. with ported #48's, ported cast iron intake, Cliff's Q-Jet and ported 2-1/2" Ram Air manifolds.
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