I hit a bit a bit of a snag (or maybe I should say my fan did).
Pulling into the driveway the other night the 4 bladed mechanical fan I was using barely kissed the bottom lip of the radiator. Unfortunately, it was enough to get it to leak. I dropped the radiator off to be repaired ($20) and installed an 18" flex fan. I have about a 1" of clearance now, but have yet to run it in hot weather to see if it will cool sufficiently.
On another note, the radiator guy told me that the radiator leaked b/c it was put together poorly and that it shouldn't have leaked with that amount of contact.
I believe it hit due to some chassis flex (inclined driveway) and decelerating at the same time. I checked the motor mounts and they had loosened up some, but I don't think this alone wouldn acct for the problem.
Last edited by 63ChevyII; 09/08/11 02:17 PM.
