Tom, There's a radiator shop in Miday, CA (midway between Huntington Beach and Westminster I think) which has done good work for me. They aren't too far out of your way (on your way to work at UCI). I think it is called, cleverly enough, Midway Radiator. Call em up or go talk with them. Joe Fulton --- Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx> wrote: > I'm having a hell of a time with what I thought > would be a > no-brainer. > > I need a new radiator in my 70 Hornet. The one in > there is just > some thing I had laying around in the yard, core is > 24.25 x 14 x > 1.25 (two-row), Modine, 3180684, which I think is an > AMC number. > It's a perfect fit, but a taller radiator (17") > would fit. > > www.radiators.com says that number is no longer in > production > (their #268). I've always heard good things about > them, but I'm > skeptical that they don't have a part for a car made > for 18 years > and combines two cars (Hornet and Gremlin). > > When the guy on the phone looked it up by > application, he first > insisted that the top hose was on the drivers side > and bottom on > the passenger side; he next came up with a side-tank > part that > turned out to be a camaro part. None of this fills > me with > confidence. > > I've got two-row but want three. Has anyone bought > one recently? > > I was (foolishly) assuming I could get a new > replacement for $150 > or so, but it looks like $300 or more. Is this > really so? > > My current one is old and has a seep, but I can wait > a week > or two to mailorder. > > In the past I would have one repaired, but I don't > trust most > radiator shops (with all the new plastic systems the > solder guys > have become bottom feeders) and I don't know of a > good one. Too > many times I have problems a year later. > > > > > >