does any one know , did the 57's have a rad shroud?
dosen't any one know?
HI, my 6 cyl. 223 did not have one but I understand that the T-BIRD did with its 312 V-8, SMURFEE :icon_bigsmurf:
I've had a few in the last 40 yrs, I don't think any had shrouds. I don't run one now either
later, Ron :004:
No factory shrouds, but they are available for our cars. Thunderbirds Southwest, probably Carpenter, Concours and others.
thanks for all the replys, what i'm trying to do is eliminate all the junk the guy had on this car before i got it, if it over heats then it will go back on, thanks again
took the shroud off, went for a spin around the block, (30 miles worth), couldn't get the needle on the temp gage to the middle of the gage, took off the rad cap and all i got was a poff, so i guess it didn't need the shroud either, if i keep taking things off i'll have to get the reg changed weight wise.
Gentleman,
Be careful with fan shrouds. I bought one designed for the Thunderbird, it was heavy plastic. I ran it for two years without a problem.
This year at the Gulfport Cruise I sat in traffic for a long period of time. The car didn't overheat because I had a electric fan to help the stock fan. But, I heard a noise under the hood and I thought I'd lost a water pump. Turned out the top of the shroud had melted and came down on the fan. It did this without overheating the engine. Needless to say, I won't be buying another one. Jim