Radiator Support

[patrick flowers]

Now that the two week Georgia winter appears to be over, maybe I'll be
able to get my radiator back in. I cleaned up the support today. It's
in pretty good shape, but the two tracks that the rubber bumpers fit
into(that actually support the radiator) were pretty much toast. I
cleaned up the bumpers and they appear reuseable. I chiseled and ground
out what was left of the two tracks primed and repainted the support.

Question is, can I just use weatherstrip adhesive to hold these bumpers
in place, or do I need to find a substitute for this track? Is there a
better method to support the radiator?

Patrick
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[patrick flowers]

Thanks Arch,

One of my channels was competely gone and only about half of the other
left. I wanted to get at the rust more than I wanted to keep the old
channels. Figure if I must, I can fold a couple out of sheet steel, but
I think weatherstrip adhesive will hold them. Just wanted to be sure
that they wouldn't "squeeze down" without the side support.

Patrick

>
> When I did mine one of the rubber bumpers was mush. I took the somewhat
> good one to NAPA. Told the parts guy it was a GMC radiator support. He
> came back with new ones--exact match. I left some of the channels in place.
> Hit them with Extend----the stuff that turns rust black. Then primed with
> Rustolum Primer. Then two coats of Rustolum Industrial Strength gloss
> black. I then filled what was left of the channels with black silicone caulk
> then set the bumpers in place. Thats what I did.
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