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Old Jul 13, 2022 | 01:30 PM
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I have a 1969 350 L46 with A/C and heater. There are two radiator sizes listed in the owner's manual, standard and heavy duty. The capacity of the standard is listed as 15qt and the heavy duty is 18.5qt.. How can I tell which one I have without actually draining it?. Are there some dimensions that are known for the two sizes? Is there a part number somewhere? Thanks for any help.
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Old Jul 16, 2022 | 01:04 PM
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According to this the smaller radiator was used on base cars with no options and had a separate surge tank, no cap on radiator.
https://www.dewitts.com/collections/...minum-radiator
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with AC you should have the bigger radiator, do you have an automatic as well?
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Manual trans only for a L46. My 69 L46 no A/C radiator 4 core , measures 26 1/2 inches between center to center of upper radiator supports , and is listed as heavy duty .
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That should read 4 row not 4 core
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My car is a 4 speed. It appears to measure about 32.5" wide side to side. I don't see any numbers on it. There is a note molded in on it that says "Fill line cold" which
appears to be about 4" down from the top on the radiator. There is not over flow reservoir, just a hose attached to the cap that would drain out any over flow??
Please see attached pic. Thanks for any advise.


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Originally Posted by RED-C5
My car is a 4 speed. It appears to measure about 32.5" wide side to side. I don't see any numbers on it. There is a note molded in on it that says "Fill line cold" which
appears to be about 4" down from the top on the radiator. There is not over flow reservoir, just a hose attached to the cap that would drain out any over flow??
Please see attached pic. Thanks for any advise.

I gave you the link for the radiator in post 2.
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https://www.topflightautomotive.com/...waAq7HEALw_wcB small rad support. https://www.ecklerscorvette.com/1969...QaAtpVEALw_wcB big rad support. you can see the rad support on both sides of your fan shroud.
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