1973 Newport Radiator

[prd2bdf]

I need to replace my radiator. I’ve been looking. The radiator I have has the inlet and outlet on the passenger side. All the radiators I’ve been searching has either one on opposite sides. Is this radiator a weird one?

I was planning on getting a radiator with a passenger outlet and a driver inlet and make it work. Unless someone knows of a source

 

[CBODY67]

In reality, the water pump housing should be the same, so just match the upper hose to the radiator you end up with. Seems like the 1970 B/RB a/c radiators had the upper hose more toward the passenger side, if that might matter.

Just some thoughts,
CBODY67

 

[1970FuryConv]

I need to replace my radiator. I’ve been looking. The radiator I have has the inlet and outlet on the passenger side. All the radiators I’ve been searching has either one on opposite sides. Is this radiator a weird one?

I was planning on getting a radiator with a passenger outlet and a driver inlet and make it work. Unless someone knows of a source

Usually the inlet and outlet are on different sides with the down flow radiator, so that the anti-freeze mixture has to cross the whole radiator before it goes back into the engine and is therefore cooler. I would ditch the radiator you have now in favor of one that has the inlet and outlet on opposite sides. My guess is you have a big block. With the big block 440 in my 1970 Fury, inlet is on the right side and outlet is on the left side. I believe that sides switched sometime in 1973.

Is the radiator that you have now Chrysler radiator? Thanks, Ben

 

[prd2bdf]

Usually the inlet and outlet are on different sides with the down flow radiator, so that the anti-freeze mixture has to cross the whole radiator before it goes back into the engine and is therefore cooler. I would ditch the radiator you have now in favor of one that has the inlet and outlet on opposite sides. My guess is you have a big block. With the big block 440 in my 1970 Fury, inlet is on the right side and outlet is on the left side. I believe that sides switched sometime in 1973.

Is the radiator that you have now Chrysler radiator? Thanks, Ben

It appears to be the original radiator.

 

[1970FuryConv]

Do you have a picture of the radiator?
Also a picture of the 7 digit Chrysler number cast into the top tank?
Example

 

[prd2bdf]

Do you have a picture of the radiator?
Also a picture of the 7 digit Chrysler number cast into the top tank?
Example
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[Toolmanmike]

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I need to replace my radiator. I’ve been looking. The radiator I have has the inlet and outlet on the passenger side. All the radiators I’ve been searching has either one on opposite sides. Is this radiator a weird one?

I was planning on getting a radiator with a passenger outlet and a driver inlet and make it work. Unless someone knows of a source

Do you need to replace it because it leaks? There should be a good radiator shop in your area that can recore or repair it. Glen Ray Radiators can restore it if that's the direction you want to go.

 

[1970FuryConv]

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3673955 1973 C-body 26" 400 V8 AUTO-TRANS A/C
Radiator is correct for your 1973 Newport.
If you want new, rather than recore, @Ccas Ken is an FCBO vendor.
Example:
Plymouth, C-Body Products | Cold Case Aluminum Performance Radiators