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hello again, i'm in need of a radiator for my 1.5 Ton and i would like to save a little money. will any radiator of the same dimensions work? i have the ability to trim and weld to a certain degree. also, i know a guy that has one that came out of a 1942 1/2 ton. it seems to me that i heard somewhere that these radiators don't have the same cooling capacity, and they have fewer "rows" of cooling tubes? once finished, i will use it to occasionally haul my motorcycles and jeep. also, i have a little time to find one i have the truck dismantled now. i have a picture of my old radiator posted. i hope someone has time to give me a radiator 101 class. thanx

I just went through this with my truck, in the end I bought a new one from US radiators. It fit perfectly, it looks great and they built it with a "high efficiency" core so I can upgrade the engine later if I want. The 1/2-3/4 ton use a smaller capacity radiator but the same dimensions as the big bolts, so I ruled out using a small truck radiator. I guess if you find a radiator with similar cooling capacity that has the correct size inlet and outlet and they are close to the same locations as the stock one it should work. For me it wasn't worth the work to find one and make it fit. If you have time why don't you try and find someone who can rebuild the original radiator for you. Here is a link to the one I got. It took about 3 weeks to get it. http://www.coolcraft.com/chevy-truck-1941-46-6-cyl-radiator.html
As a side note, a friend of mine got a new radiator from some chinese junk place and it took us hours to get it to fit the truck, these guys make the radiators here in the U.S. with american parts and american workers and it dropped right in. Good luck, Rob