Sourcing and Fitting Two-Core Radiators for 2003+ Chevy Vans

[youngnretired]

I don't recollect the specific elevations of any of the mountains we went over. None of it was on a major highway, all 2 lanes, but I do know there were several that were 6-8 miles long. By that time in our trip, I was more concentrating on the trans temp than engine temp since the engine temp never seemed to move much and thus wasn't an item of concern.

You won't really notice a change on the instrument gauge when you turn the heat on, but with a digital readout it's noticeable.

 

[youngnretired]

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[booster]

So basically, the rad I recently mentioned is a crapshoot?

That radiator looks like it would work fine, and in reality I think it is just a rebadged 454 cid engine Express van unit. You probably have the quick connect lower hose so if you do, you would need to adapt the lower hose. 7

I like that it is all aluminum, but surprised that it is 3 core but only 1.65" thick. That would probably mean 3 half inch wide cores, which is usually not used in aluminum radiators much anymore. The two core ones are over 2", usually 2 3/16" or 2.250" thick.

Not a bad price compared to a #300 plastic tank like the one on Rockauto.