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[GMCnet] radiator brackets [message #203866] Sat, 06 April 2013 15:59 Go to next message
mjbourgon is currently offline  mjbourgon   United States
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Thanks all
JimK in California had one and it is on it's way to Sunny new mexico.
My project moves along
Marcel in New Mexico
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Re: [GMCnet] radiator brackets [message #203868 is a reply to message #203866] Sat, 06 April 2013 17:35 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Robert Burkitt is currently offline  Robert Burkitt   United States
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Success!

When I installed an aluminum radiator I had the support cold stripped before
painting it with POR 15 and a Rustoleum topcoat. So far, so good - that was
about six years ago.

Bob

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Thanks all
JimK in California had one and it is on it's way to Sunny new mexico.
My project moves along
Marcel in New Mexico
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Re: [GMCnet] radiator brackets [message #203869 is a reply to message #203868] Sat, 06 April 2013 17:49 Go to previous messageGo to next message
James Hupy is currently offline  James Hupy   United States
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If you have not installed the radiator core support, you might consider
making a modification to the bottom. Cut it off on the lower part of the
vertical members and weld a couple pieces of 1x1x 1/16" thick angle, back
to back in the area of the cut. Drill a couple of 1/4" holes in both pieces
and you can easily remove the bottom channel of the core support, and drop
the radiator out the bottom without messing with the A/C condenser or
drier. Just a thought. There are pictures on the photo site that show how
to do this. Gene, do you have the link?
Jim Hupy
Salem, Or
78 Gmc Royale 403
On Apr 6, 2013 3:35 PM, "Robert Burkitt" <rburkitt@cinci.rr.com> wrote:

> Success!
>
> When I installed an aluminum radiator I had the support cold stripped
> before
> painting it with POR 15 and a Rustoleum topcoat. So far, so good - that was
> about six years ago.
>
> Bob
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marcel Bourgon
> Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2013 4:59 PM
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> Subject: [GMCnet] radiator brackets
>
> Thanks all
> JimK in California had one and it is on it's way to Sunny new mexico.
> My project moves along
> Marcel in New Mexico
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Re: [GMCnet] radiator brackets [message #203870 is a reply to message #203866] Sat, 06 April 2013 17:59 Go to previous message
powerjon is currently offline  powerjon   United States
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Jim's suggestion to cut the cage at the bottom is a good one. It was one of the first mods I did when we got our coach in 1998. I used a door hinge and a 1/4" SS bolt. The radiator was leaking when we brought it home.

See pictures:
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/g3850-radiator-support-bracket-modification.html

JR Wright
78 Buskirk Stretch
Michigan

On Apr 6, 2013, at 4:59 PM, Marcel Bourgon <mjbourgon@earthlink.net> wrote:

> Thanks all
> JimK in California had one and it is on it's way to Sunny new mexico.
> My project moves along
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