cheep cooling trick for 81-up only

[sweetk30]

i just swaped in a 88-up new body aluminum/plastic tank rad in my 81-87-91 ride. only diffrence is the rad cap/neck is taller than stock.

in my truck i had short rad to begin with and the rad hold down brackets that dont bolt on top but on back side of coresupport . i used a 88-up c2500 350v8 rad i had in stock and found it bolted in no problems. it in and works. so i have a cheep alumin rad to help cool better .

the only reason i forsee any problems with 73-80 trucks running this is the coresupport might be to short and when you close the hood it might hit the cap/filler neck.

i will get pics and post up .

 

[dyeager535]

So by any chance do you know if there is a "tall" version of this same radiator?

Just wondering if there is something those of us with the taller '81+ radiator could bolt in.

 

[HarryH3]

Sounds like a good idea, if you have one laying around. But ya don't want to go buy a new one. The one in our '94 Suburban costs $380, and that was the cheapest I was able to find. (I spent the $120 to have new plastic side tanks put on instead).

 

[dyeager535]

Napa shows them online anywhere from $153 to $385, depending on oil cooler, construction materials, etc.

 

[HarryH3]

Ours has the wide one, with both extra coolers. I couldn't figure out why a slightly wider one cost so much more... The narrower one was a whole bunch cheaper.