New Radiator Does not sit high enough to put Radiator cap on once Hood is on!

[lyledoe]

I have a 1949 Ford 8N. I bought a "Restoration" radiator for it from Steiner Tractor Parts. Once I had it all assembled, the neck of the radiator did not sit high enough to put the radiator cap on! The top of the neck is even with the hood. I called Steiner, and they offered to send it back. Before I take it all apart again, I wondered if there are any suggestions? I need about a quarter inch, so I was thinking of shimming it up with either washers or super-hard rubber. Any thoughts would be appreciated!

 

[HarryVanderpool]

Suggestion #1 is to buy your parts from this site!!
No regrets so far!

 

[lyledoe]

Understood! I do want to add I did use the radiator mounting pads.

 

[TheOldHokie]

Understood! I do want to add I did use the radiator mounting pads.

You need more or thicker pads.

TOH

 

[steveh1155]

I got one from a New Holland dealer some years ago and had the opposite problem. It sat so high I couldn't even get the rubber pads underneath and the shroud was hitting the fan on the bottom. It was stamped "made in Turkey".

 

[lyledoe]

Ok Thanks! I will use thicker pads! Appreciate the responses!

 

[soaked]

The filler neck on original radiators stand about one inch above the rad. May slope a bid downward to the front.
If yours is lower the top of the rad may push up on the hood with more pads...

 

[KCTractors]

I have a 1949 Ford 8N. I bought a "Restoration" radiator for it from Steiner Tractor Parts. Once I had it all assembled, the neck of the radiator did not sit high enough to put the radiator cap on! The top of the neck is even with the hood. I called Steiner, and they offered to send it back. Before I take it all apart again, I wondered if there are any suggestions? I need about a quarter inch, so I was thinking of shimming it up with either washers or super-hard rubber. Any thoughts would be appreciated!

If you raise your radiator up, your fan shroud may hit the fan. Just be sure to watch that.

 

[TheOldHokie]

The filler neck on original radiators stand about one inch above the rad. May slope a bid downward to the front.
If yours is lower the top of the rad may push up on the hood with more pads...

In which case he is screwed.

TOH

 

[soaked]

Its ok as long if returned, the replacement is good. (Glass half full)

It occurs to me the hood sheetmetal height can be a bit higher when the dog leg to hood seam gets extended/ bent.

Can unbolt a leg, then bend it's flange back to a 90°angle, and flat. Don't know if that's in play here...

Its difficult to get an exact dimension for the radiator's total height, due to its shape.

 

[Jim WI]

I once had a radiator with a short neck. It turned out that it could be pulled out to be the correct length. Never seen one like that before.

 

[lyledoe]

Ok! Thanks for all the comments!

 

[Tall T]

I have a 1949 Ford 8N. I bought a "Restoration" radiator for it from Steiner Tractor Parts. Once I had it all assembled, the neck of the radiator did not sit high enough to put the radiator cap on! The top of the neck is even with the hood. I called Steiner, and they offered to send it back. Before I take it all apart again, I wondered if there are any suggestions? I need about a quarter inch, so I was thinking of shimming it up with either washers or super-hard rubber. Any thoughts would be appreciated!

I have a 1949 Ford 8N. I bought a "Restoration" radiator for it from Steiner Tractor Parts. Once I had it all assembled, the neck of the radiator did not sit high enough to put the radiator cap on! The top of the neck is even with the hood. I called Steiner, and they offered to send it back. Before I take it all apart again, I wondered if there are any suggestions? I need about a quarter inch, so I was thinking of shimming it up with either washers or super-hard rubber. Any thoughts would be appreciated!

If you still have your old rad . . .
you could cut the short pipe and collar from it, and solder it to the pipe on the new rad to raise it up appropriately.
Just a suggestion.

My step van has a tall rad pipe and the cap sits well above the dash behind the windshield.

 

[MeanGene1]

I got the radiator, pads etc from this site, and it fit very well, cap is properly above the hood

 

[Tall T]

Ok! Thanks for all the comments!

Just remembered . . .
On my van rad, it has a tallish pipe on top but then I use a short section of rad hose and 2 clamps to reach up to my filler cap and overflow tube pipe. In other words you might not have to do any soldering or brazing.

 

[NMNeil]

If you still have your old rad . . .
you could cut the short pipe and collar from it, and solder it to the pipe on the new rad to raise it up appropriately.
Just a suggestion.

Seems to be a common problem generally.

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[lyledoe]

Thanks for the link! I did not know such things were even available! Ordered one to see how it fits!

 

[used red MN]

Thanks for the link! I did not know such things were even available! Ordered one to see how it fits!

FYI, if you didn’t know that has to be soldered to your radiator.

 

[lyledoe]

Ok- thanks!

 

[lha]

Ok- thanks!

You could get equipment mounting pads [rubber blocks] at an electrical supply,cut to fit.