Radiator Recommendations

So on our '67, with the F134. it does not have a radiator. Anyone recommend one . I don't need the best one. I see alot out there with high to low $.

Thanks,
Matt

 

Yes, bone stock.

 

I get all my radiators from a custom shop down in California, he's more expensive than finding something that fits out of something in the junkyard, or whatever aluminum and plastic garbage you're going to get from FLAPS, but I've never had cause to regret buying a radiator from him.

 

If it is "bone stock" it would not have an L134.

The 67 CJ5 came with either a F134 (standard) or a 225 V6 (Dauntless). The L134 was discontinued when the CJ3B, and M38A1 Jeeps went into production. That doesn't mean someone didn't install a L head (Flat head) engine, but you need to know which engine you have before you start shopping for a radiator.

 

I'll just throw this out there. The old stock OEM radiators were ten times better than the new junk. Personally I would spend money getting an early one rehabilitated rather than buy new. I realize this may not suit many owners.

 

My bad. Oringnal F134.

 

Precisely why I use the shop I do, rather than buying off the shelf stuff.

 

I agree with PetL, and would much rather have a reconditioned original than the reproductions they sell today.

If you decide to go that route, I have one down in the barn. It is out of a 67 CJ5 standard, so would fit your Jeep. $50 plus shipping.

I don't know what shipping would cost, but I will be spending a week in Marlinton WV sometime this Summer, probably next month. That would cut some miles off if you wanted to make a drive to pick one up. Still a long drive but less than 300 miles and you would get to meet some famous banjo players.

 

a guy i know in oregon runs a radiator shop: Radiator Supply House - What Can We Build for You?

 

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My radiator had so many pinholes the radiator shop said it wasn't worth trying to fix. I found this one on Amazon. If I remember, it is listed for a '65 Mustang. The dimensions are really close to my stock radiator. I had to move a couple mounting holes and get some generic, flexible hoses but so far it is running great.

 

With respect, that is subjective on several levels.

I have put three cheap modern radiators in my YJ in ten years. All my older jeeps still are running on their originals after 50-plus years.

With re-cores (etc) a capable shop can repair anything. But might be hard to find.

 

Don't have pictures right now, and am too busy getting ready for a trip to Missouri this morning to go down and take some.

Don't know why you want a picture of the grill, it looks like any other early CJ5 grill except this one is a little bent from a gentle fender bender on the driver side, but I will take some pictures when I get back next week.

 

Okay, that makes sense to me now.

That Jeep did have a 225 swapped into it, but was originally a standard with the F134. What modifications should I look for?

 

No offense taken Pete. I had called 3 other shops and they wouldn't even look at my old radiator, but they were very eager to sell me a new one. The shop I did take it to said they might be able to fix it but the price they quoted was outrageous.

Where I live, there are very few choices of places to get stuff worked on. It is about an hour and a half drive to the nearest decent sized town. That is why I usually try to cobble things together myself.

 

Yeah, I know. The old ways are vanishing. Cobblers, we.

 

Most of the shops that fix things around here are long gone. Used to be several radiator shops, and shops that rebuilt automotive electrical components but very few are left. It had been decades since I last worked on old cars when I decided to get back into these Jeeps. I did find that the old machine shop I used before was still in business, the two son's of the original owners are running it now and they are older than me. They said when they hang it up the shop will close down. The radiator shops I used in the past are gone.

I suppose times are changing. Radiators in modern cars are plastic or aluminum and they aren't likely going to be on the road long enough to need stuff like that rebuilt, and body shops just buy new radiators when one gets damaged. Folks like us who fool around with vintage vehicles are too small a market.

 

i just don't see how the world could go on without machine shops, they're pretty important. some youngsters need to pick up that trade...