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02-09-2014, 10:02 PM | #1 |
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32 commercial radiator cap
Does anyone reproduce the 32 commercial radiator cap? I've been looking around on the net and can't seem to find one. I know real ford caps are impossible to find and expensive.
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02-09-2014, 10:32 PM | #2 |
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Re: 32 commercial radiator cap
Unfortunately, no.
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02-09-2014, 10:41 PM | #3 |
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Re: 32 commercial radiator cap
That's what I thought when I didn't see one on the net.
I have a really nice 32 commercial shell on my 31 pickup, it's a hot rod that was built in late 50's. It has an aftermarket radiator with the elbow neck. I need something to fill the hole so it doesn't need to be functional. As I was reading on the net I heard talk of the 31 cap being similar in size and appearance. Does anyone know if this is true? I just really need it as a dummy to fill the hole in the shell. |
02-10-2014, 12:19 AM | #4 |
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Re: 32 commercial radiator cap
The 30-31 looks similar but is smaller in dia.
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02-10-2014, 06:16 AM | #5 |
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02-10-2014, 08:34 AM | #6 |
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Is the 32 car cap dimensionally the same as the commercial except for the "wing" on top? |
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02-10-2014, 10:07 AM | #8 |
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Re: 32 commercial radiator cap
At one time a noted 32 expert on here told me a 30/31 A gas cap was really close in size and since I was using a Walker radiator with no provision for a fill cap it dummied up just fine and looked good.
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02-10-2014, 10:56 AM | #9 |
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Re: 32 commercial radiator cap
I've heard that also but wanted to hear from someone who's done it and maybe see a pic. All I'm trying to do is like you did, dummy up the hole so there is something in it.
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02-10-2014, 11:39 AM | #10 |
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Re: 32 commercial radiator cap
32 commercial cap is 3.5" in dia.You need to ask the Model A guys what the dia of the 30-31 cap is or call a vintage Ford store.
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02-10-2014, 04:27 PM | #11 |
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Re: 32 commercial radiator cap
The reason a passenger car cap looks a little awkward on a '32 with the commercial/truck radiator shell is the lack of the die cast surround and the presence of a skirt on the commercial/truck cap as shown below.
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02-10-2014, 05:50 PM | #12 |
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Re: 32 commercial radiator cap
I bought a cap for my 32bb from Macs.
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02-10-2014, 08:40 PM | #13 |
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Re: 32 commercial radiator cap
The right kind of cap or the passenger car cap?
EDIT: just saw the caps that macs sells. There are 2 of them and neither are like the stock ford commercial cap. They both have that "fin" that runs front to back, one is just worse than the other. Last edited by F-6Garagerat; 02-10-2014 at 09:15 PM. |
02-10-2014, 09:35 PM | #14 |
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Re: 32 commercial radiator cap
Answer nobody reproduces the correct 32 commercial radiator cap. You can fake a non functioning one by using a Stainless steel Model A gas cap as they are similar. Here are pictures of the parts so you can reference them out.
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Re: 32 commercial radiator cap
Here is a thread I started with pics and a drawing from DavidG
https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=157513 |
01-31-2015, 01:51 PM | #16 |
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Re: 32 commercial radiator cap
I use a passenger car rad cap on my 32BB. Looks good and does not have a gap between it and the rad shell. The "die cast surround" is not useable on the commercial shells because there is a surround stamped in the commercial shell.
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