Hey all. latest recruit here.
Have been in/around all kinda of garages and shops my whole 40+ years.
Recently I made a bonehead mistake. While swapping a 1991 engine into my 1986, I mixed up the fan shrouds and tossed the wrong ones.
This is irreversible. It got burned up in my trash barrel by mistake. I now have a 1991 shroud that does not fit my 1986.
Every diagram I see shows me this metal panel that bolts to my core support. This is incorrect. My radiator is not tall enough for that.
My fan shroud had the radiator cushion integrated into it, I am almost certain. How is it that none of the online retailers have this??
Is my truck a weird one? It unbolted like factory equipment, though it was kinda cracked and broken. The bolts were still in place. The radiator is a 4 row radiator with a 29" core.
It is not tall enough for a metal top bracket/panel/whatever its called to hold it. Its about 2-3 inches too short.
Im ready to beat my face into the cement. Any ideas guys and gals?