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Cap-A-Radiator

566 Fulton St (Rt 109)

Farmingdale, NY 11735

516-293-9026

Established 1982 Our regular shop hours are Mon-Fri 8am-5pm Alternate Saturdays 8am-1pm Or you can visit our catalog web site 24/7/365 at www.CLASSICRADIATORCATALOG.com
e-mail caparad@hotmail.com

    Cap-A-Radiator in Farmingdale was opened in 1982 by Bill Carberry. Cap-A-Radiator is a specialty automotive repair shop concentrating on radiators, heaters and air conditioning systems for cars and trucks.

While most repair shops will tell their customers that radiators cannot or should not be repaired, repairing radiators is the back-bone of our business. We offer an honest opinion as to whether or not it is cost effective to repair your radiator, even if it is a plastic tank radiator.

Heater core replacement is another part of our specialty. While others will sell you on a potentially costly heater core replacement right off the bat we will try to save you money by flushing a clogged heater core or correcting a control problem. If it does need to be replaced we are familiar with even the most complicated heater core replacements. In fact many local repair shops bring their customers cars to us to have the heater core replaced.

Air conditioning repair and service requires special tools and knowledge. Although the basic refrigeration systems are similar each auto manufacturer has their own unique way of operating the HVAC (Heating, Ventilating & Air Conditioning) system. A simple recharge is usually not the answer to getting you’re A/C cold again.
Heater cores from all over the country now arrive via post office or the big brown truck to be recored and put back into like new condition. A national customer base is nice but Bill wanted a bigger piece of the classic car market on Long Island.

In 2007 Cap-A-Radiator became an authorized dealer for Vintage Air Products based in Texas.  This company offers complete A/C systems for all types of classic cars & trucks.

Bill has also secured a dealership with Griffin Radiator, US Radiator and Flex-A-Lite in order to satisfy the growing demand for good looking and efficient cooling system components.

Combining the traditional services that a radiator shop is known for with his passion for old cars has been his goal for the last few years. He now promotes his specialties of radiators, heater cores and air conditioning to the classic car enthusiasts all over Long Island more than ever. Whatever swap meets and car shows he cannot attend himself, he arranges to have his flyers and brochures distributed in one way or another. Bill wants all classic car owners, whether it be a street rod, stocker, muscle car or 50’s cruiser to know that he can help them with any problems they may have in the cooling and heating systems of their pride and joy as well as upgrading systems and components to make their cars of yesterday a pleasure to drive on today’s roads.

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 Visit  www.caparadiator.net

 If you live in the Northeastern US and you go to Carlisle PA please stop by our spaces at the Spring Show M-131 to M-134. We are also at the Ford show in early June at N-108 & O-110 / 111 and the Chrysler Show in early July at N-112 to 115. Our spaces for Fall Carlisle are N-75 to 79. We also do smaller shows on our “home turf” of Long Island.