1953 - 1955
3130953 |
Copper |
Six-cylinder engine |
3133689 |
Copper |
V-8 engine |
1956 - 1957
1958 - 1959
3139588 |
Copper |
Very early 1958 only; may not have been used |
3141674 |
Copper |
All |
1960
3141674 |
Copper |
230, 245 & 250 Horsepower |
3147516 |
Aluminum |
270 & 290 Horsepower; with top tank |
Note: Some 270 & 290 HP 1960 models may have used the copper radiator listed.
1961
3141674 |
Copper |
230, 245 & 275 Horsepower to approximate VIN #1700 |
3151116 |
Aluminum |
270 & 315 Horsepower to approximate VIN #1700 |
3150916 |
Aluminum |
All engines after approximate VIN #1700; with 3151016 external supply tank |
1962
3150916 |
Aluminum |
All engines; with 3151016 external supply tank |
Radiator Notes: Corvette radiators were manufactured by the Harrison Division of General Motors at Lockport, New York. The early (1953-61) copper radiators have a Harrison Division identification tag soldered to the center, inlet side of the upper core tank, containing the radiator part number (as listed above) and a manufacturing date code. 1960-62 aluminum radiators have their part number and date code identification stamped into a tag which is fastened with screws to the top of the radiator.
Radiator Date Codes:
All radiator codes began with a two-digit set of charaters that consist of the model year. Example: a 1958 Corvette would have a "58" prefix to the date code. Following the modl year prefix is a monthly code which is shown below:
Character |
Month of Production |
A |
January
|
B |
February
|
C |
March
|
D |
April
|
E |
May
|
F |
June
|
G |
July
|
J |
August
|
K |
September
|
L |
October
|
M |
November
|
N |
December
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