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Old 11-24-2019, 04:56 PM
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Is your bird running hot now or you're just expecting it to? Many other parts to the cooling system that can cause issues:

Make sure radiator flows well and isn't clogged; water pump divider spacing; spring in lower hose; AC car upper baffles between radiator support and nose; lower air baffle (also AC cars)

More reading here: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=395910

If you still want an aluminum radiator the suggestions above are all great. The Summit Racing aluminum 2-row radiator is in my 69 - has worked great for me:

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/s...rd?prefilter=1

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Last edited by grivera; 11-24-2019 at 05:01 PM.