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Post Info TOPIC: What's the clearance between the top of the radiator cap and the hood?


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What's the clearance between the top of the radiator cap and the hood?


My radiator is away for a new core and my guy says it had the wrong core last time round.   He wants to make it 5/8" taller.   Without the rad in the car I can't think of a way to measure the clearance.

(1964 Parisienne with 283 and a 'glide.)



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Oh c'mon 64 owners, there's lots of you here. Someone must be able to help him out!

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May or may not help but there is only 5/8 '' between the top of the cap and the bonnet on my 60 and that is not a powerglide radiator. If yours had the wrong core last time perhaps someone with an original radiator could measure their core for you.

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I'll be able to get you some measurements this weekend Ches.



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You should measure the distance between the top bolt where the fan shroud and rad bolt on and the top of the core. I have a 62 409 reproduction core in my 63, plus 63's and 64's have a different bolt pattern on the rads, or at least the fan shrouds have a different bolt pattern.

The 283's had a smaller rad, but you could get a 409 in a 64, so I'd guess you'd have room for 5/8" more height.

FWIW, my top of bolt to top of rad in 3.5 inches; top of rad to bottom inside of hood is over 2 inches (measured with playdough). My top of rad sets about 1/2 inch at most above the top of the rad support.

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Pontiacanada wrote:

I'll be able to get you some measurements this weekend Ches.


Sorry, I forgot.cry 



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Many thanks one and all. Putting together all your answers I managed to establish that I had just under two inches to spare. (There's a crude joke there somewhere)

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