Posted by Gordon on Sunday, March 11, 2007 at 03:43:49 :
In Reply to: Were 40 era dodge rads ever made with the honeycone core posted by wet coast bruce on Saturday, March 10, 2007 at 21:29:17 :
I have a 1939 truck with a 'foil' radiator core - made out of pressed corrugated sheet apparently, and looks like a honeycomb core when finished.
...and a 1940 truck with a honeycomb core. 1941-up had fin and tube.
The problem is that re-coring a foil radiator is about as expensive as the truck, and while a small repair on a honeycomb is easy enough, re-coring it will cost you big bucks too.
If you have a fin and tube radiator available just get it re-cored and save yourself the money. If you can buy a honeycomb radiator in good condition that doesn't need cored grab it, otherwise not worth it unless you are into super originality on 1940 trucks....
Gordon
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