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Old 26-02-12, 10:33
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Hi guys, I have a radiator, made by the Long Manufacturing company of Windsor Ontario. It has a Jan 1953 date on it, and has C8Q, and 8QB MO on it. It is for a V8 (2 inlets and 2 outlets) It is a big radiator, and might be a truck or bus item. It is a lot wider than a coventional (say a carrier) radiator.
Can anyone give some (constructive) advise as to what it fits.
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Old 04-03-12, 07:48
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Is this from a bonus or jailbar. it has to be Ford, and it shows a jan 1953 date.
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Old 05-03-12, 06:53
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Hi Lynn,My Truck Chassis Parts Catalogue 1948-1951 (all models) lists your radiator.
50-51 Q,QH (model)-part No;C8Q-8005,sorry no other info though apart from Q,and QH being 4 and 5 ton vehicles.
I will let you know if anything else turns up as i will continue the search
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Old 05-03-12, 10:07
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I'm led to believe Ford did make a fairly large side valve V8 in the 50's (over 300 cubic inches). For their trucks and probably buses.

Perhaps it is a radiator intended for that motor Lynn???
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Old 05-03-12, 15:08
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Inthe 1947 to fifty one Ford made a 336 for their large trucks and the lincoln cars flat head but the rads where about the same cooling capacity
When the overhead valves cam out is when they changed rad sizes.fORD ALSO MADE A fORD GAA flat head for tanks in the forties Now that rad was a monster
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Old 06-03-12, 05:48
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Hi again,that radiator looks very much like a 1942 one but larger,more than likely simular to a bren gun carrier,only a lot larger,just a thought Lynn.
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Old 06-03-12, 14:18
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That rad looks like a 49 to 54 car or 1/2 ton truck rad
almost positive If I had the measurements I could be sure
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Old 06-03-12, 15:46
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Hi All

Looks very much like the radiator in my 49 Lincoln which is listed as 337 cu.in. actually 336.7 big flat head I have one engine that has been bored out to 350 cu.in. yes it has a very big and thick radiator.

I'll post a picture of the later today.

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Old 06-03-12, 21:15
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Hi Guys, Thanks for your input.
It is big. It measures 960 from the underside of the top tank, to the very bottom, and the width of the core without the side plates is about 580mm It is a lot bigger than a carrier radiator.
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Old 08-03-12, 06:18
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Being the size that it is,i wonder if its of a tank or armoued car?? because it does look like my radiator out of my 42 F30,only a lot larger!??
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