Guest madisonight Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 I need some help, I bought a 1966 Riviera good solid all original car, it’s been setting a while and I could not get it to run cool, kept overheating, decided to pull motor and go through, good thing I did, anyway brought my radiator in to be cleaned out and they said it needed a new core. I like to keep the car all original; it would cost me $285 to have a new core put in.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>Does anyone have a good used radiator out there?<o:p></o:p>I hate to buy an aftermarket radiator, Aluminum core plastic tanks, adapters to make you transmission cooler lines fit, yuck.<o:p></o:p>Our should I just rescore this one? I like to show it later, will I get deducted points for a radiator that’s not original?<o:p></o:p>Any help on this subject would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JZRIV Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 As painful as it is to the pocketbook, spend the money for a new core. You won't regret it. Buying a used radiator can be a big gamble. Even if it doesn't leak you could end up with the same problem as you have now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Actually, sounds reasonable. Less than I paid two years back for a recore for my '50 Special. As far as looks, dought you will be able to tell the difference. Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1965rivgs Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 That is a great price for a recore-leaves me suspect of the number of rows in the new core. Recoring in my area (Chicago) is a $400 affair. Jason offers good advice for a fresh engine. I have found it an excellent rule of thumb to install a fresh radiator with any engine rebuild. In your situation GO NEW. For what it is worth, any full size `66 donor will work, they all took the same radiator. AC rads have a curved neck at the top, non-AC have a straight neck. Good luck, Tom Mooney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest madisonight Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Thanks for all you help, I’m going to get it recorded, He assured me it has the same amount of cores and would even put my original tags back on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rdavila Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 I have the original radiator and other parts for a 1966 Riviera 2 Door hard top. I pulled out the parts and sold the body. let me know if you still need it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest madisonight Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Thanks, but I had mine recored already. He did an excelent job, even resolderd the original tags back on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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