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Re: Please recommend a replacement radiator - 69 c10 i6 250
I bought a Murray aluminum radiator for an 82 C10 that I used to own. At the time it was around $130 at my local O'Reilly Auto Parts and had a lifetime warranty. It looked very much like the new car radiators with nylon tanks.
My engine was a mild 350 with a TH350 trans, but no A/C. Even though the rad was listed as being for a 250-six and 305, it worked just fine for five Texas summers. On very hot days, my Autometer gauge showed around 180-190 on the highway, and 200 or a little more around town.
Oh yeah, the truck also had a 360 degree factory-type shroud and clutch fan, which probably helped tremendously.
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Mike
1969 C10 LWB -- owned for 34 years. 350/TH350, 3.08 posi, 1st Gen Vintage Air, AAW wiring harness, 5-lug conversion, 1985 spindles and brakes.
1982 C10 SWB -- sold
1981 C10 Silverado LWB -- sold, but wish I still had it!
1969 C10 (not the current one) that I bought in the early 1980s. Paid $1200; sold for $1500 a few years later. Just a hint at the appreciation that was coming.
Retired as a factory automation products salesman.
Worked part-time over the years for an engine builder and a classic car repair shop.
Member here for 23 years! This is the very first car/truck Internet forum I joined. I still used a dial-up modem back then!
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