Re: Re: [Chrysler300] 61 300g radiator question

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> Warren is right-on with his comments regarding the efficiency aspects to examine when getting a recore.  A few years ago, I obtained a Modine "heavy duty" 4 row recore for my 1970 Chrysler (which was a 3 row unit from the factory and cooled just fine until it started leaking finally) - what a mistake.  The Modine had four rows of tubes, but it had far fewer fins per inch and the tubes were smaller than the original radiator.  The bad news was that it didn't cool worth a darn.  I went to a different shop and they examined the core and concluded what Warren already outlined.  As such, they ordered a Craig core, a type CL, with 3 rows of tubes (a little smaller tubes, but more of them than stock, and much the same number of cooling fins as the original.  What a difference!  I took the car out in 100F ambient temperature with the A/C on high and the coolant temperature never went above 200F, even in prolonged idle conditions.  With the Modine, it would go above 225F quickly in traffic and I would have to shut off the A/C and rev the car in neutral to keep it from climbing higher.  On the freeway, in high temperatures, the Modine wouldn't stay cool either.  With the Craig, no problem at all.  So compare what you get for a recore carefully before deciding to go with it.  It really matters, and cores are not cheap. 
Steve Albu   
> From: "Warren Anderson" <wranderson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 2004/05/20 Thu PM 09:23:25 EDT
> To: <chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, 
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> Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] 61 300g radiator question
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> Can anyone out there help, What is the correct part # on the top of the
> radiator tank for a non air 300g. Also can anyone measure the thickness of
> the core
> and let me know what it measures,my radiator was recored and I believe the
> new core is a little thin. Thanks Dave Clelland
> 
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> In talking with radiator people and looking through catalogs what I have
> found is what is labeled a 'high efficiency core'. Some of the ones I have
> seen as replacement parts are not as thick nor do they have as many rows of
> tubes as the original radiator core. Where the diffference will be  is in
> the fin count; the number of fins per inch.  But, if you have a replacement
> core with fewer fins per inch than original and fewer tubes and/or fewer
> rows of tubes than the original I would expect that the new unit will
> probably not cool as well as the original. From the experiences I have had
> with recores, a core that measures thinner than original may look strange
> but if it is a true high efficiency piece it should transfer heat every bit
> as well as the old thicker core.
> 
> I  have dealt with only three radiator shops in the last 23 years and they
> were not the type of operations to put in less than workable parts. Some
> shops will use less than spec stuff I would guess.
> 
> Warren Anderson
> Sedona,AZ
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