new ac delco radiator

[phil conrad]

Man am i bummed out. I tried to put in the new ac delco radiator that i bought today. What a pos. I have noticed 4 wrong things. I was ok with the 2 exrta fittings on the front that were blocked off Next I noticed that the fittings were a different thread than the original. I guess I could have used some adaptors It also has rust on the bottom of the radiator. The final straw is the upper water neck. It is about an inch longer that stock. Oh yeah it also had a different diamater the closer you get to the radiator tank. Has anyone else had this problem ? Or is this one of those one size fits all replacements ?
I am going to try and return it on Monday. I hope they dont get a bent out of shape because the box is now dirty.

 

[stubbs]

I have never seen if they make them for GN's but I have had Fluidyne's in 2 different cars any the quality is amazing. They were like works of art, and they dropped my temp 25 degrees in my Formula and 35 degrees in my Stang, I would highly recommend seeing if they make one for your car.

 

[Pitbozz]

....f-body radiator....do a search

 

[stubbs]

Fluidyne also has a site

 

[83ttypecooled]

Radiator

Hi Phil,
I had the same trouble with this"discontinued part", hated the fit, etc. As a result, I hired a radiator repair shop to "make" a replacement which consisted of the correct core, but retained my proper side tanks from the original. A less than perfect solution, but I was lucky to have good side tanks! The result looks good, functions well, and you can't tell. People like Poston advertise OEM for lots of money; haven't tried theirs. It ended up costing me about $180, my way.Good luck!
Dale

 

[Snorman]

I've said it before...if you want to avoid all these issues, do yourself a favor and pony up the $$$ for one of Nick Micale's radiators.
FYI...my coolant temp before the Micale radiator and RC dual fans was in the low-mid 170's during cruise and would be over 190 after a run. Now, I cruise in the 160-162 range and rarely top 170 after a run.
These rads drop right in just like stock with all the same fittings and still use the factory upper and lower rubber bumpers.
Sean.