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Offline beastmode86

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Radiator is not sitting at the right hight
« on: September 27, 2013, 09:28:50 am »
 I'm new to the site so I hope this is the right place for this post. I have a 86 C10 silverado that I'm bringing back to life. The engine bay is kind of hacked up. It has a 350ci/350 turbo. When I bought the truck the radiator was zipped tied to radiator support. I bought 4 pads for the upper and lower and the top brackets. The radiator is 28/18.5/1.5  With all that being said my radiator sits about 2.5 inches below the top bracket. Is there another part, spacer, something that brings it up? Pleas help
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Re: Radiator is not sitting at the right hight
« Reply #1 on: September 27, 2013, 10:05:37 pm »
There are small 1/2" pads that match the ones at the top that go on the bottom, but you have the wrong radiator. 

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Re: Radiator is not sitting at the right hight
« Reply #2 on: September 28, 2013, 02:02:21 pm »
I have looked at several sites for radiators and all seem to have the same dimensions as mine.

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Re: Radiator is not sitting at the right hight
« Reply #3 on: September 28, 2013, 02:05:56 pm »
You have the wrong radiator for the top brackets.  You either have to get a taller radiator or the smaller brackets for the shorter radiator.
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Re: Radiator is not sitting at the right hight
« Reply #4 on: September 28, 2013, 02:18:05 pm »
Those brackets take a radiator that is about 20.5" in height, I just measured my 84 C30(second picture).  Your radiator height takes a different shroud and brackets.  My 86 C10 with a 4.3L is a shorter radiator (first picture).  The 4.3L shroud hold the radiator but is the same height is what you have.  I know the brackets you need however it is tucked away where I can't get pictures of them,
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Re: Radiator is not sitting at the right hight
« Reply #5 on: September 28, 2013, 03:17:48 pm »
Well thanks for tracking all that down for me! I'm going to see if I can trade or find a 20.5