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poolplayer1 · 08-02-2018, 01:22 PM

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Thanks for your reply and help. The rad.that I have now is not the oem rad.Its from a 1968 ford Galaxie 500. Its wider than the oem cause I can see where new bolt holes were drilled to accomadate the wider radiator.Like I said,I have never had any over heating problem with this wagon until it came back from the Rad.shop. The only reason I replaced the water pump,thermostat housing and the thermostat was because they had been there quite a few years.Since I am now retired,I expect to start driving it more often. I tried going to the link you posted here but says Error,cannot be found. So the block is from the 80's and the intake from 68? When they start calling the 302's 5.0 liter? Or,has it always been 302/5.0?
Hoping to get the Rad.back for the weekend but I am not holding my breath.
I don't want to rush the guy, that way he has plenty of time to make sure it will not over heat.
Mando

08-02-2018, 01:22 PM	#66
poolplayer1 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 399	Re: 1955 ford station wagon with a V8 302 Engine. Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Thanks for your reply and help. The rad.that I have now is not the oem rad.Its from a 1968 ford Galaxie 500. Its wider than the oem cause I can see where new bolt holes were drilled to accomadate the wider radiator.Like I said,I have never had any over heating problem with this wagon until it came back from the Rad.shop. The only reason I replaced the water pump,thermostat housing and the thermostat was because they had been there quite a few years.Since I am now retired,I expect to start driving it more often. I tried going to the link you posted here but says Error,cannot be found. So the block is from the 80's and the intake from 68? When they start calling the 302's 5.0 liter? Or,has it always been 302/5.0? Hoping to get the Rad.back for the weekend but I am not holding my breath. I don't want to rush the guy, that way he has plenty of time to make sure it will not over heat. Mando