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Long shot... anyone with a 308 radiator I can borrow?

Discussion in 'Texas' started by robertcope, Jan 26, 2023.

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  1. robertcope

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    #1 robertcope, Jan 26, 2023
    I figure it's a long shot, but you never know... as the title says, I'd like to borrow a 308 radiator to test fit into my QV. I pulled my leaking radiator out and had it recored. The recored unit doesn't appear to fit. I'd like a known good unit to test fit to check fitment, if that makes sense.

    Thanks!

    Edit: I'm in Houston. Forgot to set prefix and don't see a way to edit the title!
     
  2. Tegethoff

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    #2 Tegethoff, Jan 26, 2023
  3. Dal308

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    #3 Dal308, Jan 27, 2023
    I have one in Dallas...not it helps you much.
     
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    #4 robertcope, Jan 28, 2023
    Oooh. I'm semi tempted to drive up. Is there any way you could take a couple of measurements for me? Just height and width on the "backside":

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  5. Dal308

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    #5 Dal308, Jan 29, 2023
    Yes, I can go to the storage building in the morning and measure. I do sometimes have trucks from my office going to Houston, what part of town are you in?
     
  6. robertcope

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    #6 robertcope, Jan 29, 2023
    Thank you! I seem to have gotten it resolved, car is running again. Space there is much tighter than it appears, a 1/8" spacing made a huge difference in fitment. Did not expect that. I still think my radiator came back not quite sized right, but... it's in there now..
     
  7. Dal308

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    #7 Dal308, Jan 29, 2023
    That's great. I am running one of the cheap Chinese radiators in my car now and it seems to work fine. I pulled the old radiator and the condenser out....and replaced them both at one time. Classic Auto Air still has parallel flow condensers that fit.
     
  8. robertcope

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    #8 robertcope, Jan 29, 2023
    Ha, I wondered how well those ebay radiators would work... probably should have just ordered one and called it a day.
     
  9. BigTex

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    #9 BigTex, Feb 4, 2023
    So onlookers know, I DID offer my car to compare, over on FB.

    Glad you got it sorted though...
     
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