Your radiator consists of a top tank, a bottom tank, and all that
fin-covered tubing in the middle. The top and bottom tanks (and the overall
size) are designed to fit your car -- the rest of it is more or less
generic. Re-coring refers to replacing all those tubes, and is generally
done when they become clogged or so corroded that they spring leaks
everywhere. The idea is that you need not replace the tanks if they are
still OK, or if the entire replacement radiator is difficult to find or
expensive. In your case it is possible that the tanks are leaking at the
seams, so have that investigated before committing yourself.
on 7/30/01 11:05 AM, Wil Boucher at william@greenmgb.com wrote:
> I hope everyone can indulge a little inexperience / ignorance here...
>
> My '69 B radiator is leaking around the back of the top and the front of the
> bottom...
>
> I have heard people talking about getting a radiator "re-cored" as opposed
> to replacing it.
>
> Can anyone give me a description of this so that when I go to the rad shop
> to get a price, I will have at least an inkling of what they are talking
> about?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Wil Boucher
> 1969 MGB (fully recovered from the rear end bump)
>
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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
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