Aftermarket radiator info for Formal NY'er / Newport / T&C

[1978 NYB]

Just a tip for an exact fit radiator for Formal Ny'er / Newport/ T&C. I recently got a ton of parts off a 1978 NY'er from a desert junkyard in El Paso, Texas. The radiator had part number 43-3506 on it. It was an exact fit, the shroud bolted up to it. It's a 2 row copper/brass core with metal tanks. It's available from Advance Auto for $205. I hope this useful info to somebody.

http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/we...ator-ready-rad_19920233-p?searchTerm=radiator

 

[polara71]

Made in America?

 

[commando1]

Knowing what I know now, if the car is a keeper, I'd only go 3 row. I'd pay the premium.

 

[1978 NYB]

Made in America?

Yes........

 

[polara71]

Nice! ...........

 

[1978 NYB]

Good deal for a 2 row. My 2 row held up fine this summer in 107 degree, high humidity, bumper to bumper traffic in Carlisle and all summer long in Maryland.

 

[polara71]

Carlisle heat is proof enough

 

[1978 NYB]

Carlisle heat is proof enough

Yep, I kept an eagle eye on the temp gage all weekend and it never moved more than 1/8" above normal.

 

[kmccabe56]

Knowing what I know now, if the car is a keeper, I'd only go 3 row. I'd pay the premium.

Used to think that too, until I got to talk to an engineer who was familiar with the differences. In big two row cores, the tubes are deeper than in a three row. The core itself is the same thickness, but the two row tubes are just bigger. What also makes a difference is that each row of tubes has a direct shot at the incoming air. In a three row core, the third row is most likely located behind the first row. And the air getting to the third row has been heated up by the tubes in the first row.

Hope I've explained this properly, it's easier to draw than it is to describe.

 

[commando1]

Hope I've explained this properly, it's easier to draw than it is to describe.

You explained it extremely well.
So, I've got yet another old school myth I have to get rid of and update my thinking of.

Thanks.

 

[polara71]

You explained it extremely well.
So, I've got yet another old school myth I have to get rid of and update my thinking of.

Thanks.

That is hard to do......I usually am stubborn and stick with what I know, or am familiar with.

 

[commando1]

Give me facts that make sense to me and I can be a very accepting guy.

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[Greg B.]

BTW, I went to the parts store site noted and just for kicks said that I owned a formal New Yorker and wanted to see all the radiators they had for it. What came back was a real mix of junk that looked like it wouldn't fit, a few near-OEM choices like the one under discussion, and one that must have been made of solid gold because it was priced at nearly $700!! I would love to see that one.

 

[polara71]

Give me facts that make sense to me and I can be a very accepting guy.

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O.K. . . . . cats suck

 

[commando1]

Makes no sense. You're a lunatic.

 

[polara71]

There just no reasoning with you ...:yes_no:

 

[commando1]

One more time:

Give me facts that make sense to me and I can be a very accepting guy.

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[polara71]

Never mind .........who exactly doesn't get sarcasm?

 

[commando1]

I am being sarcastic...

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[polara71]

I dont see it .......one more time, without the beers