Rad Install

Ok I get the rad installed, all goes well. Fill up with water and check for leaks, all looks good. Go for a drive around the block, pull back into the drive  open the hood with it still running. Walk across the street say hi to the neighbor walk back and see a puddle on the ground. It's spraying water at the top neck where it joins into the tank. I thought this all went to easy. I look on the box that it came in, made in China? Is there no quaility in anything anymore? Do ya think this could be resoulderd with the rad left on? I hate doing the same job twice .

Even if you got that leak fixed, I'd be afraid to trust it more than a couple miles from home.

Who's the manufacturer ?

When you get the replacement, see if you can pressure test it before you install it.

Take it back, get a refund, and bite the bullet. It ain't worth the aggravation of doing this more than once. I'd say get a US made radiator, from one of the Vette suppliers, such as Dewitts. Yeah, it'll cost a bit more up front, but....consider the alternative. Just my 2c.
I think the foreign-made stuff is assembled from sub-standard materials...

Pulled out the asian rad and will return it on Monday. Called a rad shop and will have original rad recored. I noticed that the original tanks are made of heavier guage material. Should have done this in the first place, live and learn, you get what ya pay for.

Here's another recommendation for a Dewitt's radiator. I got one for my 71 and it was expensive, but it is constructed just as well as the original. Worth it's weight in gold in my opinion.