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who repairs Honeycomb radiators in Chicago area? Should a regular radiator guy be able?
Ken
Last edited by Ken_Naber; 07/31/10 05:30 PM.
I have a 1927 Chevy Capital AA 4 Door also a 1927 Chevy Touring car, a 1936 Chevy 1/2 ton and a 2010 Corvette LT3 Convertible and a 1953 Packard Caribbean. My tow car is a 2011 Suburban.
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My experience has been that none of them want to work on an old radiator. I have a hard time just getting the tanks changed to a new core.  
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Hey Ken,
I had the same problem over here as Ray mentioned, your average Rad man is either not experienced or inclined to work on Honeycomb cores. Even as far back as 30 years ago I was convinced to replace with a modern core. 4 years ago when I had a leak repaired in the same core (modern type but 30 years old) enountered the same problem, they dont like working on the old cores. I am sure there are exceptions in your area who would take it on, or if you win lotto you can buy a new honeycomb from the filling station.
Even though a few postings have thumbs downed the practise, next time I pull out my "modern core" I may consider putting in the false honey comb layer in the front to get the authentic look.
I have never looked into it, but would suspect a modern type core has superior cooling properties compared to honeycomb.
I have a couple of what I believe to be good honeycomb cores I picked up a couple of years ago, so that could be a good exercise to look into.
Good luck in your search for the Holy Graile.
Regards
Ray
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I have never looked into it, but would suspect a modern type core has superior cooling properties compared to honeycomb Actually, the new honeycomb cores from the Filling Station have the same cooling properties as a modern core due to the technology used in the new honeycomb radiators.   
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Thanks for the info Junkyard,
There you go Ken, problem solved.
Mortage the house, send the wife out to work, get the kids to deliver papers, and buy a new honeycomb from the filling station.
If only
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Ray
Some say "Street is neat". I prefer "1928 is great" I have documented my 45 years with a 1928 Chev Tourer, from 1973 to 2018, and regulary add other items that I hope are of interest to others. Your comments are most welcome.The story of the Red Chev can be viewed at http://my28chev.blogspot.com/
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Ray
I to have another I collected and also a replacement with modern core attached to 1927 top and bottom tanks. I would like to keep honeycomb, it runs alot cooler on cool night its the 85 and above that give me trouble. might try another stop leak and wait until fall then take apart, can still drive it now on cool days.
Ken
I have a 1927 Chevy Capital AA 4 Door also a 1927 Chevy Touring car, a 1936 Chevy 1/2 ton and a 2010 Corvette LT3 Convertible and a 1953 Packard Caribbean. My tow car is a 2011 Suburban.
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Yep, it's darned near impossible to get anyone to repair a honeycomb and usually it is for good reason. They are usually in such bad shape that the shop just creates a dissatisfied customer if they make the attempt.
When I had to replace my honeycomb with a flat tube core (it more than does the job) my wife ,an artist, was seeking a theme name for her studio. I suggested calling her studio the "HONEYCOMB STUDIO" and made her a sign by enclosing the old honeycomb core in a wooden frame then painted the core a honey color with the frame a light stain/varnish. Now if she can just sell enough paintings to pay for the flat tube core we will all be happy.
Bill R. 1924 Superior Touring
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i have a comb core from the FS. it has to be one of the nicest cores i ever worked on. i wouldn`t let anybody touch my core. i did the recore myself and i even reforced my tanks from the inside with .062 sheet copper. when i pulled my tanks from my core i had about 1/2 inch of rust sitting in the bottom tank and just about row in the stock core was clogged with rust. no amount of time or cleaning would of cleaned out my stock core.
now i can run my car all day without the fear of overheating.
the 1000$ was worth the piece of mind, for me anyway.
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