Radiator Stone Guards???

[Bob Bidonde]

In all of my years in this hobby (53), I cannot recall any reports of stick, stone and bird strikes ruining a radiator in a Model "T" or Model "A" Ford.

Back when the Model "A" was new, it was common to run on unpaved roads where the radiator was vulnerable to being hit by debris, so a radiator stone shield had a functional value.

Today, the only values of a stone guard are cosmetic, (1) because it hides a crappy looking repro radiator, and (2) because the look is pleasing.

 

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

38 posts on whether or not to run a stone guard!! Just be your OWN MAN & do what PLEASES YOU! (GEEZ!) Right now, I gotta' go P** & finish an OLD WESTERN MOVIE. (Say, "Goodnight, Bill")
Bill W.

 

[Mike V. Florida]

If any birds strike my rad, let them at least be game birds. Here in my state, any game that you kill with your car is yours, including deer, bear, elk, ducks, geese, quail, turkey, etc.

Was it you I saw driving around in the field?

 

[Peyton]

When I had my radiator rebuilt, the shop advised me that I should allow a 1 1/2 inch space between the shell and the radiator face. I used longer rubber adapters to get a little extra space and haven't noticed any extra heat effect from the use of the shell. Peyton

 

[Tom Wesenberg]

When I had my radiator rebuilt, the shop advised me that I should allow a 1 1/2 inch space between the shell and the radiator face. I used longer rubber adapters to get a little extra space and haven't noticed any extra heat effect from the use of the shell. Peyton

By "shell" I'm guessing you mean stone guard.

 

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

The MOST FEARED among local guys are those RV's & trailers that sport a FULL WIDTH brush across the back & it DRAGS the pavement. Those things SHOOT rocks, etc, like BULLETS!!!!!
Bill W.