Bill - my car was originally (V8) built with the diesel radiator but I was not happy that the hose routing was screwy b/c the rad outlets were in the wrong location. I bought an early V6 copper-brass rad which had the outlets correct to match the 5.0 hoses and had a new 3-row core put in. Mounts exactly the same and about 2" wide core (3 rows of 1/2" depth). Sims Radiator in Decatur did it for me; ask for Mike 404-373-6156 (also have a Conyers shop, but Mike is the guy). The core is for a Cadillac model and Mike will remember my job and car b/c he came out to look at the V8 fitment with barely enough room for a puller fan.

I have moved my condensor forward with the hope of also mounting the rad a bit forward, but I would probably advise going with a dual 11" pusher setup or 3.8 Taurus or SHO fan. Also might want to get a BIG trans cooler in there while you're at it since the AOD lasts longer that way. I have a Ford F350 stacked plate cooler below my bumper to handle cooling along with the TransGo kit I had installed. Also running synthetic in the AOD helps longevity obviously.

Glad to hear the project is nearing stage 1 completion. We should meet up again after some debugging miles. Recently getting more interest in a TDI, too.

-Boozer
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88 760 wagon 5.0 & AOD