Diesile
Full Access Member
Anyone know the years and model/engine options that may have the 36"x16" high radiators instead of the more common tall and narrow version?
Short & Wide Radiators
- Thread starter Diesile
- Start date
my 86 has one. 6.9, auto tranny, no a/c 2wd longbed. well, thats what it used to be. but still has the rad.
Diesile
Full Access Member
I've got an '86 with one. Was looking for the info so that I could comb thru ads and hopefully be able to spot others.
I could be mistaken, but I think it was mostly '83-'86 6.9l's that didn't have factory air conditioning. With that said, I think that there were some trucks with a/c and the short wide radiator, and from what little I know about it, I get the impression that there wasn't really any rhyme or reason to which variant Ford went with.
I THINK that Ford stopped bothering with the short/wide setup by the '87 body changeover, but again, I'm not sure...
I THINK that Ford stopped bothering with the short/wide setup by the '87 body changeover, but again, I'm not sure...
Ironman03R
Full Access Member
The 87-91 had the short wide ones too. I think all the trucks that I have seen with the short ones were NON-A/C trucks.
83ford
ford diesel baby
my 83 has one.i need one cause mine is crap.i got a narow tall one im gonna try.my truck is an 83 with 6.9 n/a with 4 speed.4x4.its got a 7.3 now though.also mine has factory a/c
Diesile
Full Access Member
OK, from the responses it looks as though there truly is no rhyme or reason to predict or
estimate the model or number of trucks that have these........seeesh.
estimate the model or number of trucks that have these........seeesh.
Mostly non ac trucks.
83ford
ford diesel baby
all i know is we had 2 83's with 6.9's.1 was a 2wd auto.the other is the 1 i still have witch is a 4x4 4 speed.the auto did not have a short and wide rad.the 4 speed did
rhkcommander
Full Access Member
Does the tall 'en have trans cooling ports? Just curious.
My '87 has a wide. Adding AC as we speak
My '87 has a wide. Adding AC as we speak
IDIDieselJohn
0-60....eventually
My non A/C 5 speed F250 has the tall narrow one.
I wonder if one takes up more coolant than the other. I know Van radiators take 31 qt. and F-series take 29 Qt. (according to my original Diesel brochure in my motorhome)
I wonder if one takes up more coolant than the other. I know Van radiators take 31 qt. and F-series take 29 Qt. (according to my original Diesel brochure in my motorhome)
You must be registered for see images attach
My '84 has a tall/narrow radiator. The original radiator didn't have fittings for a tranny cooler, but my truck was a manual tranny from the factory. I've helped take apart slushbox trucks with tall/narrow radiators that had ports for the tranny cooler in the radiator.
FWIW...
BTW IIRC 6 Nebraska IDIs' brown '83 has a short/wide radiator with factory a/c...but, like Russ said, I think that most trucks with the short/wide radiator were non-a/c trucks. With that said, with Ford, there's sometimes no rhyme or reason...
colorado_joe
Full Access Member
I have the short wide radiator in my '89. It's a non-A/C, Auto 3 speed, with tranny cooling lines, 4x4.
83ford
ford diesel baby
i think the xlt trucks had a/c.with short and wides.mines a xlt
bike-maker
Full Access Member
Just a guess here, but....
After searching for a replacement radiator for my own truck, they seam to be listed as AC using the tall/skinny version and non-A/C using the short wide version. I think the complication might be that there were also dealer installed AC systems that would have used the short/wide version.
After searching for a replacement radiator for my own truck, they seam to be listed as AC using the tall/skinny version and non-A/C using the short wide version. I think the complication might be that there were also dealer installed AC systems that would have used the short/wide version.
