1986F150Six Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 My son has a 1984 F150 with 4.9L engine, manual transmission and factory AC. His radiator is the original and will soon need to be replaced. As a matter of fact, the entire truck is quite original and his desire is to maintain it that way for as long as possible. Please share with me your ideas and possibly an engineering number as who knows, one may exist somewhere! Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1986F150Six Posted May 1, 2023 Author Share Posted May 1, 2023 I looked on our site [thanks, Gary] and it appears the engineering number is E0TZ-8005-AK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpin Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 I looked on our site [thanks, Gary] and it appears the engineering number is E0TZ-8005-AK. I would think trying to find someone to repair the original you have. Man, lasted a long time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1986F150Six Posted May 2, 2023 Author Share Posted May 2, 2023 I would think trying to find someone to repair the original you have. Man, lasted a long time! Thanks, Dane. It seams to be leaking where the upper hose attaches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford F834 Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 The copper replacement that I put in mine looked just like the original, but unfortunately I don’t have any information about it as far as brand, source etc., It was new in the box and came with the 4x4 donor. It was the extra cooling option model, so it was wider and required different hoses but the appearance of the tanks, core, mounting etc., were exactly like OEM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBrother-84 Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 Last fall, I decided to replace Big Bro's small original one for a larger. Wanted a copper one, ideally OEM. Every manufacturer I found on the web was BO. And it is not cheap. So I went to my local salvage yard and they had a clean one. I sent it for testing, came back tested, good shape, cleaned and painted. All for 100$. Maybe I was just lucky. OEM, so fitted like a new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratdude747 Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 Good luck finding a replacement. I have the same setup (other than AT instead of MT) and I ended up having to graft on 1985 radiator mounts as 1985+ radiators are still in production (or at least still available in many forms) while 1980-1984's are not made anywhere I could find. I concur that it may be better to find a shop that can repair it if it's repairable... I had no choice (Bambi "ate" it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Cecil Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 If you don't have to have a factory looking replacement, Champion is what I put in that blue flareside 4.9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 If you don't have to have a factory looking replacement, Champion is what I put in that blue flareside 4.9. I'm with Dane - see if someone can repair the original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1986F150Six Posted May 4, 2023 Author Share Posted May 4, 2023 I'm with Dane - see if someone can repair the original. Thank you, gentlemen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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