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Ok im still in search for a radiator for my '62 C10, but I don't understand what the two lines running from the engine and one from the radiator to the transmisson cooler. Where can I find a radiator that will work?

www.lmc.com

oops, www.lmctruck.com

Are those aluminum though?

no. they are made out of brass and copper. and some use a little aluminum in the cores, but the tanks are almost all brass.

Will those be sufficient for a 383?

Don't be fooled by aluminum radiators that cost a lot. Copper is a superior material for heat exchangers. A good 3 row copper cored radiator will keep just about any motor cool. I just bought a 3 row copper cored radiator made by Modine for my truck. It is a quality piece and made in the USA. Only ran me about $140 at my local radiator shop. It fit so well, I removed the old one and installed and filled the new one in 10 minutes.

Be Cool , Walker both have radiators that will work.

Sorry not with it , not Walker but, Modine

Originally posted by Damien_63
Will those be sufficient for a 383?

yes , and you will need a fan shroud , or run electric fans.

if you install a cooling system properly and maintain the cooling system, it will handle what ever you can through at it.

that being said, how old is the heater core, will it be used, you may want to replace it if you think its bad. if your installing a 383 engine into the truck what type of fan will you use, electric or mechanical, a mechanical fan will benefit from a fan shroud and make it more efficient.

A two row radiator with a electric fan it would run at 210

lmc truck has a 3 row for a 62 pickup part #32-2936 with oil cooler for an auto trans.

and www.chevyduty.com list them in there free catalog. check them out also do you have the measurements of your radiator?

a 62 chevy came with 1 of 3 different radiators and they depended on the engine, auto or standard trans, with or without AC

this is from www.classicindustries.com is your radiator like the one in the picture .

The radiator that is in there overall is about 25 3/4, it looks about that same except that the hose is on the driver side

if you have the cash or not , it maybe worth the effort to check in to a griffin radiator, they can make a custom built polished aluminum radiator.

www.griffinrad.com click on the automotive link ,look for the custom tab . you will see a phone number. click to download the file in pdf format. has good info there .

here is a picture of a griffin radiator I bought for my 55 chevy.

I recently bought an aluminum radiator for the '39 Dodge, and since I am running a 394 ( now 406) Olds, in Florida (August!!!) I wanted to get as much radiator as possible. Ended up with an aluminum double pass radiator with two Spal fans on it, and an aluminum shroud.

Research I did led me this direction, and it supposedly cools 5 times more efficiently than conventional radiators, etc, etc.

Does anyone have any experience with the double pass radiators? I do like aluminum, as I put one in my Jeep truck with the 5.0 Ford, and the temp went down 20 degrees. Will climb to 210 at lights during August, but that has been ok for 3 years. But I am curious about this double pass technology.