Location of upper rad seal w/ac

[Edward J.]

Any one have a pic. of the location of the upper radiator shroud seal car is a a/cond. thanks Ed

[Frank D.]

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Any one have a pic. of the location of the upper radiator shroud seal car is a a/cond. thanks Ed

Do you mean this one ??
The first pic is an original on an A/C '67 and the second pic is one from Doc Rebuild cut to fit on a 63 with Vintage Air A/C...they require the clips to secure them in place (as shown).

[Edward J.]

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Franks thanks , I should add that the Radiator is a copper/brass and engine is a L48

[Harry S.]

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Ed, I added that seal to my 63 with A/C. As Frank mentions it does need to be trimmed for a 63. It did help with the cooling.

[Frank D.]

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As John Hinckley has stated more than once that seal is to keep the exhausting hot air from the fan operating from "recirculating" over the top of the radiator and back through the fins more so than directing outside ambient air through the shroud...

[Terry M.]

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Franks thanks , I should add that the Radiator is a copper/brass and engine is a L48

Ed
Your OP shows 197-72. If your car is in that range all these mid-year posts are inappropriate, right St Michael??

Tell us the year of the car in question so we can clarify the situation. If it IS a 1970 to 72 the seal will be different over that range and the differences and their range of application are spelled out in the 1970-72 TIM&JG, including photographs.

[Frank D.]

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His profile says he has a 63 and that is his avatar I believe; hence my response...I missed the little blue prefix to his thread title. Ugh!

[Terry M.]

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His profile says he has a 63 and that is his avatar I believe; hence my response...I missed the little blue prefix to his thread title. Ugh!

Frank
I was a little out of sorts this morning. I should have been more gentle.

Anyway we all await Ed's response with baited breath

[Edward J.]

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Terry the car is a 72 L48 A/C car with a copper brass Radiator. Plastic shroud. The question is does the shroud seal sit on top of the radiator core it has a space that the seal can fit into.

[Frank D.]

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Frank
I was a little out of sorts this morning. I should have been more gentle.

Anyway we all await Ed's response with baited breath

It's all good - and turns out you were right!

[Terry M.]

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Terry the car is a 72 L48 A/C car with a copper brass Radiator. Plastic shroud. The question is does the shroud seal sit on top of the radiator core it has a space that the seal can fit into.

1972 Copper Brass radiators (I believe with or without AC [C60]) had a foam seal that attached to the core support and was shaped to effectively seal hood hinge to hood hinge and between the core support and hood.

There also was a smaller rectangular cross section seal between the radiator and core support. This latter seal fit into the "steps" in the bar across the top of the radiator. If your radiator has been "re-cored" it is possible the bar across the top has been changed or is missing. In either case there may no longer be a place for this seal to easily nest.

This is all from my memory as my TIM&JG is not available at the moment. As I stated above there are illustrations in the TIM&JG and they will work far better than my memory.

[Edward J.]

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IMG_1468.jpgTerry here is a pic of what I Have, there is a open area just above rad. and support and was wondering if that is where the seal goes?

[Terry M.]

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[QUOTE=Edward Johnson (49497);Terry here is a pic of what I Have, there is a open area just above rad. and support and was wondering if that is where the seal goes?[/QUOTE]

That is not the correct bar across the top of the radiator. The correct bar (same shape top and bottom) is _i---i_ and the foam nestles in the front depression.

I am not in a position to paste the pictures from the TIM&JG to help you out nor do I own a 1972 (even if I did I couldn't get there now anyway) . I would encourage you to get the TIM&JG. The pictures will help you enormously.

[Gary B.]

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Does this picture help?
Gary Bosselman

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[Terry M.]

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Does this picture help?
Gary Bosselman

Thank you. It confirms my memory and is worth more than a thousand of my words.

Now if it helps Ed.....