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#145926 - 06/19/09 05:45 PM 1980 K30 radiator
bowtieollie Backyard Mechanic Registered: 12/15/01 Posts: 276 Loc: Philadelphia, PA	Hi Guys, I am venting on this post! I spent the entire day trying to get a NEW, Brass/Copper radiator for my 1980 Chevy K30 that was NOT Made in China! What a terrible disgrace for this country of ours. I can have aluminum/plastic and of course those are foreign made as well. Who would ever think that trying to get a new rad for a Chevy truck would be like getting wheel bearings for the Lunar Rover????? _________________________ Oliver J. Giorgi Technical Advisor 1958 Passenger Car
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#145934 - 06/19/09 06:27 PM Re: 1980 K30 radiator [Re: bowtieollie]
dens41 Shade Tree Mechanic Registered: 01/27/08 Posts: 142 Loc: iowa	Have you checked to see if your old one can be recored. Although I'm not sure the replacement core would be made here. _________________________ Dens Chevys 1930 coupe 1941street rod 1947Fleetline 1949 1/2 ton Pickup 1972 Monte 1978 Vette pace car 2003Vette conv.
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#146058 - 06/21/09 12:40 PM Re: 1980 K30 radiator [Re: dens41]
bowtieollie Backyard Mechanic Registered: 12/15/01 Posts: 276 Loc: Philadelphia, PA	Well, I stepped out and bought a new Delphi radiator which is made in the USA! Only thing I was not too happy about was its a new style aluminum/plastic tank configuration. So much for the originality in appearance. I did not have the correct tanks to recore my old one...... _________________________ Oliver J. Giorgi Technical Advisor 1958 Passenger Car
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