1986F150Six Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 From a 1984 F150 with 4.9L engine. https://www.ebay.com/itm/125090479455?hash=item1d1ff93d5f:g:KYAAAOSwg7Bh2dnt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salans7 Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Part of me wants to buy these, but part of me also wants to convert to the newer style radiators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembrant Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Part of me wants to buy these, but part of me also wants to convert to the newer style radiators. Convert to the newer rad Shaun! The later rads are way cheaper, and far more available. Did you happen to see all the people on FB last year trying to find 80-84 radiators and they were out of stock everywhere? You couldn't buy one at any cost. The 1985-up ones were used right up until 1996, so they're much more common. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Convert to the newer rad Shaun! The later rads are way cheaper, and far more available. Did you happen to see all the people on FB last year trying to find 80-84 radiators and they were out of stock everywhere? You couldn't buy one at any cost. The 1985-up ones were used right up until 1996, so they're much more common. Amen, brother! And the mounting method is much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembrant Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Amen, brother! And the mounting method is much better. What the market really needs is a radiator conversion kit, or at the very least an aftermarket set of the lower mounting brackets. They would be a good product for Reamer to make! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 What the market really needs is a radiator conversion kit, or at the very least an aftermarket set of the lower mounting brackets. They would be a good product for Reamer to make! Good idea! Ron - I'm tagging you as you need to see this. See the "85+ Radiator in Earlier Support" tab on the page at Documentation/Cooling System/Radiator Support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
66gtk Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 What the market really needs is a radiator conversion kit, or at the very least an aftermarket set of the lower mounting brackets. They would be a good product for Reamer to make! Good idea! Ron - I'm tagging you as you need to see this. See the "85+ Radiator in Earlier Support" tab on the page at Documentation/Cooling System/Radiator Support. I just pulled my radiator 2 weeks ago - '83 F150, AOD, 302. I am having it serviced to find/repair a pinhole leak. Hopefully I get it back all good. I was careful to try and gently remove the rubber isolators and did not manage to break/tear them. However, I did just locate the lower bushings so I may just simply replace them while it's out. https://shop.broncograveyard.com/searchprods.asp?searchstring=E0TZ-8125-B%20E0TZ-8125-D&pagenumber=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzFace2 Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 I just pulled my radiator 2 weeks ago - '83 F150, AOD, 302. I am having it serviced to find/repair a pinhole leak. Hopefully I get it back all good. I was careful to try and gently remove the rubber isolators and did not manage to break/tear them. However, I did just locate the lower bushings so I may just simply replace them while it's out. https://shop.broncograveyard.com/searchprods.asp?searchstring=E0TZ-8125-B%20E0TZ-8125-D&pagenumber=1 My truck came with the later radiator wired in place by My parts truck had the right radiator my no upper clamps so I had to buy used ones from someone parting out a truck. Thing was when I got them it was missing 1 of the metal support part so I made one, cant tell unless you really look at them. Dave ---- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salans7 Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Convert to the newer rad Shaun! The later rads are way cheaper, and far more available. Did you happen to see all the people on FB last year trying to find 80-84 radiators and they were out of stock everywhere? You couldn't buy one at any cost. The 1985-up ones were used right up until 1996, so they're much more common. My radiator support is from an 83 or 84, so it is setup for the older style. I had a rusty 85 core support from one of my parts trucks, but I junked it before I could grab the lower brackets off of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratdude747 Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Part of me wants to buy these, but part of me also wants to convert to the newer style radiators. I have a set of these off of mine. Had to convert due to the bambi incident... but the old brackets survived. Rubber supports weren't in bad shape either... Anybody wants them I'll be happy to send them along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts