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Old June 24th, 2010, 05:17 PM
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Will the radiator out of a 72 pontiac lemans with ac/electric fans fit in a 1969 cutlass, non-ac car?
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Old June 24th, 2010, 06:17 PM
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Will the radiator out of a 72 pontiac lemans with ac/electric fans fit in a 1969 cutlass, non-ac car?
Maybe. First, electric fans weren't factory installed on either car, so whether or not those clear is impossible to tell without seeing it. The basic radiator should be the same height and width. The problem is the number of rows. The 2 and 3 row radiators use one type of core support. Four row radiators have thicker end tanks and thus use a different type of core support due to the brackets.
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Thanks Joe,

Purchased the rad this morning and had it installed in less than an hour. Had to modify the radiator support slightly to accept the larger rad. Didn't use the electric fan yet, would've taken away from my driving time
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