Have been working on the /6 '71 auto Dart pretty steady. Now notice that the radiator is leaking from numerous places. Car has the 225 with DEALER installed AC, but they did not changed the radiator to the larger AC one.

I've looked on line and found various places that have the radiator to order at $190 cheapest price that may be plus ship. This would be the AC radiator that I read is a bolt in on the car in place of the non AC smaller one. Is that correct?

Being not as one would call flush with money I started to wonder about a radiator swap as the /'s radiator looks pretty rotten in both tanks and core.

I have a '73 318 AC auto car that has a good radiator in it. Will that swap over? I took a quick look a while ago and seem to remember that the top hose comes off on the other side of the radiator from the /.

I did a search on the board and see where Dan posted to use a Gates 20450 hose to adapt the top hose difference. Will that be all I need and will that work for my year model?

I'm not near the cars right now so I can't check other bits on it until late in the weekend if I'm lucky. When looking up radiators though I thought I saw that the bottom hose fitting on the 318 radiator is larger than the / hose would be. Has anyone done this swap? Will I be able to reuse the / bottom hose?

How about mounting? Does it bolt up or will I have to drill holes?

Thanks for any help!

Cheers

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Yes.
Yes, but you'll likely need to have to have the top hose fitting moved by a competent radiator shop.
If the 20450 will get you where you need to go, that's certainly less costly than moving the outlet. Buy a 20450 and do a test-fit.
Shouldn't make a problem.
Also shouldn't make a problem.

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Thanks for the reply!!!

Will certainly save me a bit of hard earned and scare funds.

I'll have a good look at it this weekend and see if I can get that hose from NAPA. Looks like they have a cross for it on their site. Comes in at about $13 I think. A lot more affordable than a whole radiator!

Cheers

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From Mopars to classic Minis and back to Mopars in 19 years flat!

Will work for roast chicken crisps!!

The bottom radiator tank hose location is on the complete opposite side on the slant six vs. the V-8 radiators, isn't it? Does that matter when routing the lower hose when using a V-8 radiator with a slant six engine or vice versa?

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1964 Dart 225 1966 Valiant 225
1966 Dart 273 1966 Barracuda 273
1969 Dart 225
'64-170 engine '66-170 engine
(two) 198 crank/rod sets in custom-fitted wooden boxes

wooden motor scooter with hybrid-electric drive

I am running a replacement radiator from a '77 Volare/Duster in my dealer added A/C 72 slant. I had the tiny factory radiator before that. zno shround, or provisions to mount one. I have the Volare shroud on it. I had to buy a '77 Volare upper hose.

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'72 Duster 198 stock cam, 3:23's Hookers on jack stands for 8 years in the driveway
'79 Maxivan 360 Offy Qjet Comp RV cam/rusting in the driveway.
93 D350 160HP Cummins Auto Dually Clubcab needs a injector pump
2005 Golden Couch Buick

Up through '69, yes. Starting in '70, no.

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