I'm feeling a little better. The seller contacted me and apologized for an employee sending me "a turd" - his words. Said he'd handpicked the right one and would get it out to me first thing.
We'll see. He didn't mention sending the other one back...we'll see bout that also.
Jim, thanks for the offer...I'll let you know if I need any help. The car does have an aluminum radiator, and I'm installing a high flow thermostat as well...so hope it doesn't run any hotter.
We have just about every auto parts store in town, Autozone, Jeggs, Advance and Pep Boys. I haven't been able to get past not being able to give them a year, make and model.
Autozone 'guessed' that it would run ~ $120 if they could get one. I went through a ten minute comedy routine with the kid there, trying to tell him it was a 350 small block in a Jeep Wrangler. Pep Boys couldn't even match up the old radiator hoses I brought in. There is a Napa here, but it's across town (local one closed a couple of years ago). I'll get there eventually. I'm sure it would help if I could get to those stores on a weekday before 5 - the week night and week end help seems to be lacking in experience.
Have to say, I miss driving the thing BAD. It's quite a stress reliever for me.