RE: {Chrysler 300} 300K Shroud...

Thanks all,

Bob, the one half would not clear at the bottom hose. But that half is the one with the studs in it. It would have made more sense to have the one with the studs on the side be on the bottom and then the top one just dropped over it. But like I said, it would not fit the lower hose area.

That is why I wanted confirmation on that to make sure that there is not a radiator shop mess up.

My mounts look surprisingly good. The fan was missing when I got the car, it had a non-AC fan on it.

It is possible that the fan I got from eBay or Murray is not correct but I though it came off a ’64.

The other thing I thought of was to pull the bolts on the radiator and drill the holes up a size or two and then use a washer with the bolts thus allowing the radiator to slide down a little to get a little more clearance.

I am driving it from San Francisco this morning to San Carlos to have them test and fill the A/C. We shall see if I hear a nasty noise or not !

James

From: Bob Merritt <bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, July 29, 2024 03:33
To: James Douglas <jdd@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: {Chrysler 300} 300K Shroud...

The top half has an obvious provision for

the radiator hose.

I did this install last week, install the bottom half by rotating along

the edge of the fan........unless your rad outlet has been modified, you should

not have to take the fan off.

On 7/28/2024 5:04 PM, 'James Douglas' via Chrysler 300 Club International wrote:

I took the shroud off when I had the radiator rebuild and I put on the fluid drive fan. The old fan had been removed at some point for a non-A/C set up.

It has all been working fine, but tomorrow I am taking the car in for an A/C charge. I wanted to put the shroud back in and found out that one must take the fan off to get the lower section in or out.

When I went to put it in, I grabbed the half that has the studs on the side. Thinking that the upper then slips over those studs. (Not counting the two bolts in each at the corners that screw into the radiator support).

Well, there is no way that the lower would clear the lower radiator hose and outlet.

Now I sort of remember the radiator shop saying something about replacing the lower radiator hose outlet. --- I think?

So, either they did something so that now the lower shroud will not clear OR my memory stinks and the half with the stud is the upper and not the lower.

Can anyone clear this up for me? It went back together but it is close on the bottom fan blade wise. I am heading down to the garage and will fire it up and see if anything rubs.

Thanks, James

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