rad shroud

[geraldchainsaw]

does any one know ,  did the 57's have a rad shroud?

[geraldchainsaw]

dosen't any one know?

[smurfee]

  HI, my 6 cyl. 223 did not have one but I understand that the T-BIRD did with its 312 V-8, SMURFEE

[shopratwoody]

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

[cool57]

No factory shrouds, but they are available for our cars. Thunderbirds Southwest, probably Carpenter, Concours and others.

[geraldchainsaw]

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

[geraldchainsaw]

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.

[JimNolan]

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