tcslr Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 On a restoration, I removed the modern core radiator and am replacing to original. The new style is in good shape and maybe some day I may want to use it, or ?? who knows. anyway, I want to properly store this radiator. What are the things to do to assure the part remains as good in the future as it is now? Thanks in advance, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 If it were mine, I would flush it well with water, let it dry and then put it in a proper sized box to be sure it does not get damaged on any of the sides. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 Keep the mice out of it. Plug all the holes so NOTHING can get in……simple. No one ever does it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmTee Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 Make sure it's good and dry inside before plugging the holes and boxing it. Leave it in the sun for a couple of hours... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 The radiator shop here has condemned radiators stored dry, especially over long periods of time. I don't have any right now but at my friend's shop he flushes the radiators, lies them with the outlet up, and fills them with a 50/50 mix of antifreeze. The inlet ant outlets are sealed with rubber hose caps. I would store any I had the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodge28 Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 45 years ago I bought a 1928 Chev with the rad filled of transmission fluid. The car was sitting for over 45 years. It was a honeycomb style. Still like brand new. Does any Canadian remember Ken Vivian east of Port Hope on Highway 2. He might still have some in storage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimy Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 30 minutes ago, 60FlatTop said: The radiator shop here has condemned radiators stored dry, especially over long periods of time. I don't have any right now but at my friend's shop he flushes the radiators, lies them with the outlet up, and fills them with a 50/50 mix of antifreeze. The inlet ant outlets are sealed with rubber hose caps. I would store any I had the same. Back during the Second Punic Wars, we would do the same but in lieu of rubber caps, which would cost actual money (see your "frugal" comments), would cut an old bicycle tube in half along the cross-section, and secure each end to a radiator neck with a hose clamp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 Plywood on each side and cover the "mouse" holes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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