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Ken/Alabama · 05-23-2022, 05:30 PM

Today I removed the reproduction 40 radiator from my 40 Tudor then removed the radiator from my 40 Coupe and put it in the Tudor. Took it on a 20 mile run and got into some stop and go traffic. Temp gauge never got above the Normal mark.

petehoovie · 05-23-2022, 05:50 PM

oldskool · 05-23-2022, 06:01 PM

glad you found the problem them radiators aren't cheap i was lucky to find a real nice original one for my 40 runs cool like yours maybe a little cooler as i added a shroud

swoopNZ · 05-23-2022, 06:03 PM

Was your repro one from Drake - they look pretty good.

Ken/Alabama · 05-23-2022, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by swoopNZ

Was your repro one from Drake - they look pretty good.

Yes it is , It looks great and fits great but it just will not cool. As we say here in the south,$850 up a Hogs azz !

cadillac512 · 05-23-2022, 06:43 PM

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Good job,Ken. Geez....I'd be a bit cross after spending the bucks for that sub-standard rad.

Terry

cas3 · 05-23-2022, 08:15 PM

That is quite a story. I wonder if somehow some of the tubes got plugged? When people make radiators, Drake or whoever, they all buy the generic cores from only a few places that make them. They are cut to size, then the headers and tanks installed that make them vehicle specific. Certainly the manufacturer could not survive sell expensive things that don't work, so I suspect there is something wrong with yours. I also suspect Drake will tell you to take a hike. Good you got it figured out.

Ken/Alabama · 05-23-2022, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by cas3

That is quite a story. I wonder if somehow some of the tubes got plugged? When people make radiators, Drake or whoever, they all buy the generic cores from only a few places that make them. They are cut to size, then the headers and tanks installed that make them vehicle specific. Certainly the manufacturer could not survive sell expensive things that don't work, so I suspect there is something wrong with yours. I also suspect Drake will tell you to take a hike. Good you got it figured out.

Just so happens my cousin in law that I’ve known since first grade is operating his family’s radiator shop that’s been in business for over 100 years here. I’m gonna take it to him and let him see what’s going on with it .

deuce_roadster · 05-23-2022, 08:25 PM

I have a Drake radiator in my 40 coupe. Never gets above the calibration mark on the temp gauge (which I think is 170). Engine is not stock, 4" crank, Ross pistons, mild cam, Holley 4bbl with dual exhaust. Of course this is just 1 data point.

Ken/Alabama · 05-23-2022, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by deuce_roadster

I have a Drake radiator in my 40 coupe. Never gets above the calibration mark on the temp gauge (which I think is 170). Engine is not stock, 4" crank, Ross pistons, mild cam, Holley 4bbl with dual exhaust. Of course this is just 1 data point.

Wow, that’s great . Before I purchased that radiator I reached out for any reviews good or bad. The only reviews I seen ,and they were few, were good. Maybe I just got a bad one. Who knows ?

tomcarman · 05-23-2022, 10:37 PM

Sounds like you got a defective one? It would be interesting to somehow set it up vertically on say some saw horses and run water through it with a garden hose just to see if there is some internal blockage. Nonetheless it's great you're backup and running!

KiWinUS · 05-24-2022, 05:12 AM

Great to hear Ken.

19Fordy · 05-24-2022, 08:26 AM

Ken, That's great news.

PLEASE be sure to have your cousin take photos of what the interior of the DRAKE radiator looks like and what specifically caused the overheating.

Then contact DRAKE , let him know and ask for a refund or a least a credit.

oldskool · 05-24-2022, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by 19Fordy

Ken, That's great news.

PLEASE be sure to have your cousin take photos of what the interior of the DRAKE radiator looks like and what specifically caused the overheating.

Then contact DRAKE , let him know and ask for a refund or a least a credit.

it maybe better to contact drake first and see what they say

V8COOPMAN · 05-24-2022, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by oldskool

it maybe better to contact drake first and see what they say

They WILL likely say: "Wow, we have never heard that problem before."©

I believe they may hold the copyright on that phrase. Coop

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Ken/Alabama · 05-24-2022, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by V8COOPMAN

They WILL likely say: "Wow, we have never heard that problem before."©

I believe they may hold the copyright on that phrase. Coop

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I did talk to the folks at Bob Drake today and explained the problem. They’re going to get back with me tomorrow.

Ken/Alabama · 05-25-2022, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Ken/Alabama

I did talk to the folks at Bob Drake today and explained the problem. They’re going to get back with me tomorrow.

Well , the good folks at Bob Drake never called me back today. So I’ll take it to the radiator shop and let them remove the top tank to see if we can figure out why it won’t cool.

Lawson Cox · 06-15-2022, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by ken/alabama

i did talk to the folks at bob drake today and explained the problem. They’re going to get back with me tomorrow.

roflmao

Karl Wescott · 06-16-2022, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by V8COOPMAN

They WILL likely say: "Wow, we have never heard that problem before."©

I believe they may hold the copyright on that phrase. Coop

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I doubt they hold the "copyright", but they sure are good at reproducing it! Maybe one day excuses will be "out of stock"! lol

V8COOPMAN · 06-16-2022, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Karl Wescott

I doubt they hold the "copyright", but they sure are good at reproducing it! Maybe one day excuses will be "out of stock"! lol

Or maybe even more infamously......on "BACK-ORDER"!

That WAS a good one, Karl! Coop/AMERICAN

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05-23-2022, 05:50 PM	#2
petehoovie Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 8,145	Re: Overheating Issue SOLVED! __________________ The only thing nice about being imperfect is the joy it brings to others.... *"Silver rings, your butt! Them's washers!"* "We shot our way out of that town for a dollar's worth of steel holes!" - from 'The Wild Bunch' - 1969 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NReUd2_0u0

05-23-2022, 06:01 PM	#3
oldskool Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: shirley ny Posts: 992	Re: Overheating Issue SOLVED! glad you found the problem them radiators aren't cheap i was lucky to find a real nice original one for my 40 runs cool like yours maybe a little cooler as i added a shroud

05-23-2022, 06:03 PM	#4
swoopNZ MEMBER EMERITUS Join Date: May 2010 Location: New Zealand Posts: 1,380	Re: Overheating Issue SOLVED! Was your repro one from Drake - they look pretty good.

05-23-2022, 06:43 PM	#6
cadillac512 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Kansas Posts: 921	Re: Overheating Issue SOLVED! Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Good job,Ken. Geez....I'd be a bit cross after spending the bucks for that sub-standard rad. Terry __________________ "It don't take but country smarts to solve the problem" (Smokey Yunick) '41 Merc Town Sedan / 260" 8CM engine '66 Fairlane four door / "warmed up" 302

05-23-2022, 08:15 PM	#7
cas3 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: sw minnesota Posts: 4,577	Re: Overheating Issue SOLVED! That is quite a story. I wonder if somehow some of the tubes got plugged? When people make radiators, Drake or whoever, they all buy the generic cores from only a few places that make them. They are cut to size, then the headers and tanks installed that make them vehicle specific. Certainly the manufacturer could not survive sell expensive things that don't work, so I suspect there is something wrong with yours. I also suspect Drake will tell you to take a hike. Good you got it figured out.

05-23-2022, 08:25 PM	#9
deuce_roadster Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Shelton, WA Posts: 3,800	Re: Overheating Issue SOLVED! I have a Drake radiator in my 40 coupe. Never gets above the calibration mark on the temp gauge (which I think is 170). Engine is not stock, 4" crank, Ross pistons, mild cam, Holley 4bbl with dual exhaust. Of course this is just 1 data point.

05-23-2022, 10:37 PM	#11
tomcarman Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Rochester Wa Posts: 574	Re: Overheating Issue SOLVED! Sounds like you got a defective one? It would be interesting to somehow set it up vertically on say some saw horses and run water through it with a garden hose just to see if there is some internal blockage. Nonetheless it's great you're backup and running!

05-24-2022, 05:12 AM	#12
KiWinUS Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Charlotte NC KiWi-L100 available here Posts: 2,963	Re: Overheating Issue SOLVED! Great to hear Ken.

05-24-2022, 08:26 AM	#13
19Fordy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Coral Springs FL Posts: 10,944	Re: Overheating Issue SOLVED! Ken, That's great news. PLEASE be sure to have your cousin take photos of what the interior of the DRAKE radiator looks like and what specifically caused the overheating. Then contact DRAKE , let him know and ask for a refund or a least a credit.