Posted by Mark Thomas [172.68.133.15] on Thursday, October 11, 2018 at 14:15:42 :
I am a new owner of a 1971 W200 that has a 360 engine swap. The radiator needs to be replaced but I am really struggling finding a manufacturer with a radiator that will fit. I purchased a new radiator from a local repair shop (made in Taiwan) but it doesn’t slide down into the radiator cores support so I returned it. That radiator was rectangular and does not look like the radiator in this video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Rn7FkxTsQE 2:36 minutes. I also purchased a 1971 Dodge Trucks service manual but I can’t find any specification or pictures of the original radiator.
I am back to square one and am starting over. Does anyone have a recommendation for where to purchase a 1971 W200 radiator? What have others done? Also, can anyone tell me if 1971 W200 originally had a fan clutch or radiator shroud? FYI, The radiator core support is 29.5 inches wide from side-to-side.
Thanks,
Mark
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