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burnitg · 11-05-2015, 08:27 PM

Another snow day - I'm starting to be concerned - I'm looking forward to snow days...

I completed the radiator mounts. It looks good in the truck.

Here's a front view:

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Here's a side view:

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While mounting the radiator, I noticed that there was no drain. Don't radiators always come with drains? Apparently not.

I purchased some 1/4" NPT aluminum bungs from Summit Racing so that I could make my own drain.

Here is the drain bung in position:

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There's no turning back now!

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No leaks!

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Job done. Now I need to find some hoses for it. I have tried a couple from the Gates catalog. It looked like they might have worked; but, unfortunately they didn't.

11-05-2015, 08:27 PM	#122
burnitg Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Black Hawk, CO Posts: 215	Re: Project Screamer - '72 GMC K2500 + DD 4-53T Another snow day - I'm starting to be concerned - I'm looking forward to snow days... I completed the radiator mounts. It looks good in the truck. Here's a front view: Here's a side view: While mounting the radiator, I noticed that there was no drain. Don't radiators always come with drains? Apparently not. I purchased some 1/4" NPT aluminum bungs from Summit Racing so that I could make my own drain. Here is the drain bung in position: There's no turning back now! No leaks! Job done. Now I need to find some hoses for it. I have tried a couple from the Gates catalog. It looked like they might have worked; but, unfortunately they didn't.