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I just went through my cooling system, pulled the car out one day and had a nice steam plume coming from the hood, luckily it was just a pin hole.
I decided to go ahead and replace all wear items, waterpump, and thermostat.
1717 is equiped with the Hall Phoenix radiator, stainless tubing, and relocated stainless tanks.
When I pulled the radiator out and took to the shop is when I found out that brass copper radiators and a shop capable to work on them is almost a thing of the past now. I did find a shop who still repairs them, like others who have posted in this thread a recore was going to be in the $400-$500 range. But just the rod out was $240. I went ahead and got a new water pump, Stewart Stage 1, Robert Shaw 180 degree thermostat, the one in the motor was a 160 degree. had to repalce the green stripe hose at the radiator because I had to cut it to remove it from the radiators necks. I also went ahead and got t-bolt clamps to use instead of the worm gear hose clamps.
Before the reinstallation I flushed the entire system, until good clean water was flowing. I also flushed the block while the water pump was off.
I used two gallons of Prestone anti-freeze, and two bottles of Redline Water Wetter. Filled the system started the car checked for leaks and after I made sure everything was burbed I let her sit there and idle for 45 mins. Fans ran as they should and the car never got over 190 degrees!