Core Styles
Not all radiator cores are built the same! We are able to tailor your new core to fit your specific application, allowing your radiator to work as efficiently as possible. Below is a sampling of some of the core styles that we offer.
Inline Tubes
All of the Serpentine Fin cores will use this inline tube pattern. This is most common on automotive and trucking applications. Inline tubes can also be found on industrial and agricultural equipment with a Serpentine Fin or Flat Fin pattern.
Staggered Tubes
Staggered Tubes are used in most of our Flat Fin radiator cores. The staggered tubes allow for more tubes which can offer more cooling capacity and is the most common tube pattern for non-automotive use. Although it is most common, it is not always suited for certain industrial and agricultural environments.
Serpentine Fin
Serpentine Fins can be found in most applications, and are most commonly louvered. The louvers cause the air passing through to be slowed to pull heat from the core. The louvers can be harder to clean out in certain environments though and trap dirt and debis. In those applications we use a non-louvered fin.
Canted Tubes
Canted Tubes are found in some Industrial and Agricultual applications, The tubes angle which causes the airflow to "weave" back and forth through the core, slowing the air and allowing more contact with the sides of the tubes to pull heat. These are not the easiest to keep clean though and are only used and recommended when the original application warrants this style.
Dish Header
Dished Headers, also known as bucket headers, are a common feature on many vintage radiators. They add style and funtion to the radiator. Cooling capacity was increased with the dish header prior to closed system cooling with an overflow tank.
Flat Fin
This is by far our specialty, the Flat Fin industrial core. We use this in most all of our industial and agricultural applications. Flat Fin cores can come in staggered, inline, or canted tube patterns. On most flat fin Industrial cores we use steel fins, this allows the radiator to be blown out and rinsed out without the concern of easily bending over the fins. The steel fin also makes it less likely to be damaged from small debris hitting the core.
Heater Block
While the Heater Block core may look similar to the Serpentine Core, their construction is quite different. The heater block is constructed of fin material that if stacked together and therefore does not have tubes but the coolant runs between the passages of the fins. This core style can be found in heater cores and some vintage radiator applications.
