Is that a bolt head next to the sending unit? It looks like that is where a electrical sending unit would screw in and your mechanical sender is in the
hole for the heater hose. You could do like dgc333 said.
You could slip the smaller diameter hose onto the nipple all of the way to the manifold and then slide the larger hose over it. My friend bought and LD340 intake that there was no removing the smaller nipple, so he did that and it worked fine for years and only you will know.
Why would you expect a shroud from a 22" radiator to fit onto a 26" radiator?
Thats not the fault of the seller, its the law of physics. Go to the junkyard and
look for a 70's-early 80's Ram and get the shroud off of one.
Which one is the output and which is the input, ie which connects to the manifold and which to the water pump? The FSM shows which is which on the firewall. I'm pretty sure I have it correct, but ya never know...or I never know.
Always a good idea if you're going to cut a bolt is thread a nut on first. After cutting, take the nut off. Usually, the nut will be good enough to clean up the cut surface. Or if you have die, you can skip the nut. I do both.
Mine has the spring on front making it a thermal. I solved my problem by looking at the FSM....I had the fan mounted to the clutch backwards. I got a used viscous fan and decided to paint the fan and didn't pay much attention to how I removed it. DOH!!!
New radiator in, shroud and fan. Guess...
I have a 26" radiator out of a truck. All I did was drill holes for the mounting bolts. I didn't enlarge the opening at all. It will idle in 105 degree heat and never go past the normal range....at least until I put my flex fan into it.
Any experiences with one? I came across them while searching for a new fan.
That little voice says do not use one but my wallet says this one won't chew up your new radiator like the stainless fan did.
If you cut the bolt and don't have the correct size die, put a nut in the thread before you cut. Usually, and I emphasize USUALLY, this will clean up the end of the thread.
Thanks for the link! I searched and searched to no avail. You sir (or ma'am) are an internet search God!! Now, anyone have a good radiator from a 1973 dodge truck laying around? Hey, couldn't hurt to ask. And once again, thanks ButterDuster.
off of? 2 sets of numbers on top. 18398 and then 3820 992. What vehicle is this from? The one I had "worked" very well until the flex fan ate it today. It's probably off of some of truck. I went to take my original rad to get cleaned out and the shop had this one sitting there, someone dropped...