Anyone know off hand what the difference between the radiators of a 454 truck and one with a 6.2? Is it 3 core versus 4?
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Diesel Vs. Gas Radiator
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steve_kibbe
1/2 ton status
The diesel is alot wider iirc.
desertrat67
Hawk Driver
The tranny cooler is on the left side on the diesel(driver's) and the right on the 454. I tried to get one from a CUCV for my crew cab for a spare, but saw the different line routing and said forget it.
steve_kibbe
1/2 ton status
The oil cooler hookup is on the drivers side too.
JpEater
1/2 ton status
Same size radiator. 34" core 4 Row. Just the hose necks are different sizes and the coolers are opposite sides.
Jimbo*
1/2 ton status
No, they are not the same size. The 6.2 rad is about 6-7" wider, they are both 4 row, and like has been said, the tranny and oil coolers are reversed.
The 6.2 is easy to put into a rig with a gas motor, just have to splice the upper rad hose 'cause nobody makes one for that application.
Jimbo
The 6.2 is easy to put into a rig with a gas motor, just have to splice the upper rad hose 'cause nobody makes one for that application.
Jimbo
Okay, I’ve got no coolers at all in the radiator; just an in and an out and a separate return from the heater core. (Manual trans, separate oil cooler) But, there’s different part numbers for gas and diesel. I want as big of a radiator that will fit in there, but I obviously want it to fit.
Jimbo*
1/2 ton status
I'll get pics of the comparison tomorrow--you want a 6.2 radiator.
Jimbo
Jimbo
Jimbo,
If you could, I'd appriciate it.
If you could, I'd appriciate it.
What year truck front clip are you putting it in? If it's an 81 or later, it'll fit just fine. The provisions are there for the wider diesel radiator. I still run the diesel radiator with my 350. I can see where bolt holes are that would mount to top bracket in narrower. I want to say it's wider towards the driver's side. I've thought about a dual snorkel air cleaner, but the radiator blocks the cutout on the driver's side. That'll give you an idea how wide it is.
I would take a diesel 3-core over a gas 4-core.
As stated the outlet/inlet on the rad is bigger than gas. I was able to get a universal type radiator hose on the bottom and I used 2 different hoses on the top with a huge barbed union. I got the union from a farm irrigation supply place. The top hoses were some type of factory hose, I just looked through the Carquest catalog at various picture to find 2 with the right bends.
I would take a diesel 3-core over a gas 4-core.
As stated the outlet/inlet on the rad is bigger than gas. I was able to get a universal type radiator hose on the bottom and I used 2 different hoses on the top with a huge barbed union. I got the union from a farm irrigation supply place. The top hoses were some type of factory hose, I just looked through the Carquest catalog at various picture to find 2 with the right bends.
steve_kibbe
1/2 ton status
The diesel radiator I have is 41" tank to tank, and the core is 34" wide.
It is a 4 core radiator.
It is a 4 core radiator.
cegusman
3/4 ton status
The diesel radiator is bigger
Radiator
6.2D diesel radiator can be two, three, or four rows in the core. Many of the two-row radiator actually have more capacity then the four - because the rows are much wider. Also, the diesel application has the oil-cooler lines, and the low-coolant sensor port. If you need more specs., let me know. I've got over a dozen spare radiators I can measure - of every variety.
ARAMP1 said:
6.2D diesel radiator can be two, three, or four rows in the core. Many of the two-row radiator actually have more capacity then the four - because the rows are much wider. Also, the diesel application has the oil-cooler lines, and the low-coolant sensor port. If you need more specs., let me know. I've got over a dozen spare radiators I can measure - of every variety.
DesertDueler2
1/2 ton status
Also if you have serp. setup, the stock upper hose will not fit with the diesel rad.. It hits the alt. because you have to stretch it over.Dan
Big Block radiators vary in size. The one in my Dad's '79 is a 34" 4-row core, but no engine oil cooler. Dunno about the hose fitting sizes. The other rad I've seen with the 454 is a 28x19" core... whereas the smaller engines are most often 28x17" core.
When I needed a rad for my 6.2L, only 4-rows showed up in parts books.
When I needed a rad for my 6.2L, only 4-rows showed up in parts books.
JpEater
1/2 ton status
Jimbo* said:
I have a 6.2 radiator in my BB K10 and its a 34" core. I also have a radiator out of an 89' V3500 w/454 and what do you know its also a 34" core. The only difference between the two in front of me is the neck sizes and coolers are opposite. They are also both 4 row.
4xcrazy
3/4 ton status
i find this interesting, that GM installed a bigger radiator in the Diesels, over the gas engines, being that Diesel engines burn cooler anyways,,,,weird,,but anyways,,,carry on
twodollars
Registered Member
The 6.2, and 6.5 are idi engines, and since conbustion starts in a pre chamber in the head, deposit a great deal of heat into the cooling system.
I have my diesel radiator the the serpentine setup on the 350. Just depends on how you run the hose.DesertDueler2 said:
