One more data point...I had the radiator on my 86 Chevy pickup recored by a
truck shop
(ie, they do pickups but also do big trucks as well) about 6 years ago...maybe
longer.
It has held fine since...never a leak. If anything, I have a slightly hard
time getting
the truck up to temperature now, especially in the winter.
Maybe look into getting a shop oriented towards the bigger trucks to do the
recoring.
Mark Noakes
Knoxville, TN
On Sun, 29 Jun 2003 22:24:33 -0700, mark wrote:
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> i wouldnt hesitate to get a whole new rad-not recore yours. i did mine and
> the tanks developed pinholes over time and pressure. a whole new rad will be
> pressure tested to 15# or better. more pressure-lower boiling point-less
> water loss-better cooling.
> also-noticed in your pic youre ridin low in the back-you might consider air
> shocks for the rear to overcome that-it will raise the rear but more
> importantly-it will bring more direct(anything helps right?) airflow into
> the rad area.
> if you can go 4row rad-do it and if you can get fancy and go
> aluminum cross-flow, that would be the ultimate.
> but i would def. go for new tank/new rad
> mark
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