Radiator source
 

Hi, our chev/ford cmp has a leaking rad. is there recore available or replacement at decent prices, or alternative possible ?

thanks.

rad
 

please pick one and let us know,
Frank

Radiators
 

A friend of Mine picked up a Rad for a 42 Chev Pickup for around $400 Bucks out of the States on E Bay .
The rad is made out of aluminium.
Jeff
CMP and 42 Chev pick up same thing
Jeff

Re-core....
 

HI PAt

Most large radiator shop can recore your radiator with heavy duty 4 rows core for about $350 to 400. Not cheap but good insurance against frying the engine.

Bob C

Radiator
 

He Paid $190 U.S Delivered to Blaine just across the Border .I had a look at it Fits good Except Being shiny aluminium
Jeff

Let us know how it fits
 

Hi Jeff

I was looking at something similar of E-pay a while ago, so let us know a couple of things if you would. Who made it? Part number and/or description? Most importantly how it actually fits and does it work?

Cheers Phil

Radiator
 

The Radiator Fit Nicly into a 1942 Chev 1/2 ton pick up. Sorry I dont have any pictures of it in.
This the e pay that was forwarded to Me.
Like they say I dont have any Connection only to kent who bought the Rad.
Kent gave Me his old rad.
Hope this Helps
Jeff
Ebay item #170916481278Item

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•Core Dimensions: 22-3/8" high x 17-7/8" wide (3 row core)
•Overall Dimensions: 29-1/2" high x 20-3/4" wide
•Upper inlet: 1 1/4" located in top center.
•Lower outlet: 1 1/2" located on passenger side.
•Auto trans cooler: not included
•OE mounting system
•OE style brass petcock drain.
•Billet style fill neck construction NOT STAMPED









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· Champion higher density core: cooling rows are spaced 3/8" apart: giving you 25% more rows within the core than other aluminum radiators sold on eBay and 35% more rows than OEM copper.
· Aluminum dissipates heat more efficiently than copper or brass
· 14-16 cooling fins per inch (42 per square inch) giving you approximately 1500 more cooling fins than other aluminum radiators and approximately 3000 more than OEM copper radiators
· Lighter weight
· Outperforms other 2 row aluminum as well as 3 and 4 row copper radiators
· High performance appearance








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T

The top tank on the half ton is a bit different.

Type of Truck
 

This is the Type of truck it went in .Before and after shots
Jeff

Horse collar.....
 

From what we have observed here at the barn on 1940 Chev 1 ton truck compared to CMP cab 11/12

In Jeff's last posting..... the first picture..... on the open engine bay you can see a metal arch..... that is the top part of the horse collar. It is to that part that the radiator bolts on to.... 3 bolts on each side. The horse collar is held at the bottom with 2 carriage bolts going through the front frame cross member and a funny iron dog bone spacer.

The only difference between the civilian model and the CMP part is that the CMP as the top arch cut off at an angle....... the rest is identical and I suspect a perfect fit into a cab 11 12 and 13 after proper trimming off the top arch.

The radiator is almost identical between civvy and cab 13 CMP..... the main difference is that the CMP has a thicker core ( 4 rows) which results in having a smaller overhang on the inside section of the rad. If you look at a civvy 42 rad from the side ... you will find the top tank ovehangs the fan area maybe 1 1/2 inch...... while the CMP rad has about a 1/2 in. overhang....

Of course the cab 11 and 12 rads have a different tank on top with different filler cap but the same modified horse collar is identical to the civvy trucks.

Bob C

Hi, thanks for al the replys.

i ended up fixing it, not without pain and extensive trial tests. I am electronic EE and play well with soldering iron. :)

Brass (or copper) tanks apparently cracked at various places, and a lot of tubes where seperated, since they are 2 pieces.

I straightened all the fins one by one with tiny long nose pliers. :doh:

I also added a external transparent tube so i can see the real level in it thru the front grill

I will show pictures soon as i have to get it out again because the water pump leaks...ARGH !!!! :doh: :bang: can the water pump be rebuilded at all ??

thanks !!

YEs they can be rebuilt.....
 

Hi Pat

216 water pump kits are available on Ebay every now and then..... but I beleive thay are also sold at NAPA fully rebuilt.

Bob C

Hi Patallen.

Yes, the water pump can be rebuilt. For the 216 engine there were two different pumps used, one hole and two hole. I say this in case you end up purchasing a replacement instead of rebuilding. I'm fairly sure that both types of pump use the same internal components.

David