Radiator mount

[chuck blanford]

Jerry

I believe the slope of your radiator is related to the blow that it
sustained, which would tend to push the bottom rearward. My radiator and
A/C condenser are at 90 degrees to the frame, totally vertical.

Chuck

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> From: Gerald Schmitt
> To: gmcmotorhome
> Subject: GMC: Radiator mount
> Date: Monday, October 05, 1998 2:28 PM
>
> >
> >Howdy All,
> >
> >I have a 1974 GMC 230 and am in the midst of restoring it. During a
recent
> >outing we hit a bump and grounded the bottom of the radiator mount.
After
> >this incident the fan was hitting the fibreglass part of the fan shroud.

> >To my eye the radiator mount and all is sloped with the bottom more
toward
> >the rear of the coach than the top. The lower part of the fan shroud is
also
> >where is was hitting. I tried loosening the radiator housing mounting
bolts
> >and straightened it somewhat but it still hit. My stopgap fix was to
remove
> >the fan but I want to make it right before next summer.
> >
> >Is the radiator supposed to be straight up and down? If so is there a
> >standard
> >place where the mount bends?
> >
> >Thank you for any help you can give me.
> >
> > Jerry
> >
> >

 

[gerald schmitt]

>
>Howdy All,
>
>I have a 1974 GMC 230 and am in the midst of restoring it. During a recent
>outing we hit a bump and grounded the bottom of the radiator mount. After
>this incident the fan was hitting the fibreglass part of the fan shroud.
>To my eye the radiator mount and all is sloped with the bottom more toward
>the rear of the coach than the top. The lower part of the fan shroud is also
>where is was hitting. I tried loosening the radiator housing mounting bolts
>and straightened it somewhat but it still hit. My stopgap fix was to remove
>the fan but I want to make it right before next summer.
>
>Is the radiator supposed to be straight up and down? If so is there a
>standard
>place where the mount bends?
>
>Thank you for any help you can give me.
>
> Jerry
>
>

 

[gerald schmitt]

That is what I figured but I thought I would ask before hauling out the
port-a-power. I found 6 mounting bolt 3 per side near the center of the
radiator surround do you know if this is all the bolts that there are?

Also might you have a vaccuum hose laylout for 74. Mine was savaged by
a "Carburator specialist" and a bunch of the vaccuum hoses are missing
in action. I managed to get one of the original Quadrajets for the MH and
overhauled it. Vaccuum controls for the climate control stuff is iffy also
but that is another project.

Thanks for the reply. Jerry

>Jerry
>
>I believe the slope of your radiator is related to the blow that it
>sustained, which would tend to push the bottom rearward. My radiator and
>A/C condenser are at 90 degrees to the frame, totally vertical.
>
>Chuck
>
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>> From: Gerald Schmitt
>> To: gmcmotorhome
>> Subject: GMC: Radiator mount
>> Date: Monday, October 05, 1998 2:28 PM
>>
>> >
>> >Howdy All,
>> >
>> >I have a 1974 GMC 230 and am in the midst of restoring it. During a
>recent
>> >outing we hit a bump and grounded the bottom of the radiator mount.
>After
>> >this incident the fan was hitting the fibreglass part of the fan shroud.
>
>> >To my eye the radiator mount and all is sloped with the bottom more
>toward
>> >the rear of the coach than the top. The lower part of the fan shroud is
>also
>> >where is was hitting. I tried loosening the radiator housing mounting
>bolts
>> >and straightened it somewhat but it still hit. My stopgap fix was to
>remove
>> >the fan but I want to make it right before next summer.
>> >
>> >Is the radiator supposed to be straight up and down? If so is there a
>> >standard
>> >place where the mount bends?
>> >
>> >Thank you for any help you can give me.
>> >
>> > Jerry
>> >
>> >
>
>