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To: Edward Dunn <edunn@transfueler.com>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Radiator
From: McKearn McKearn <mckearn2@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Jul 2015 21:51:04 -0500
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Thanks Edward.
      Do you happen to know what year Scirroco radiator or if they are all
the same?
                                 Thanks.  P.J.

On Sat, Jul 18, 2015 at 8:28 PM, Edward Dunn <edunn@transfueler.com> wrote:

> VW Scirroco radiator works quite well in the GT6
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fot [mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Greg And
> Alison Blake
> Sent: Friday, July 17, 2015 8:19 PM
> To: McKearn McKearn
> Cc: fot@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Radiator
>
> Go to a cross flow design (tanks on each side of rad) and use an expansion
> tank in the system. I'd route water out of the heater port in the top back
> of the head to the expansion tank then from bottom of that tank to the
> heater return on the back of the water pump. I've done this on a endurance
> race TR 6 and ran great temps all weekend in the Texas heat. No fan
> required.
>
> Email me for pics.
>
>
>
> > On Jul 17, 2015, at 9:50 PM, McKearn McKearn <mckearn2@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi All.
> >  I just finished an awesome track day at Blackhawk with my gt6 and
> almost everything worked great. It was a nice day of about 78 degrees and
> low humidity but I couldn't keep the car from getting hot. Not sure exactly
> how hot but I can tell you that I have a dual oil pressure / water temp
> gauge and the water temp was all the way up to the 80 psi mark on the oil
> pressure gauge. Also boiled out of my overflow tank and made a fine mess. I
> know this has been a subject of debate with these cars in the past and I
> have actually lobbied in favor of the stock radiators but now I just can't
> think of any way to keep it.  Just to head off questions regarding cooling
> system condition. I believe everything is in fine shape. New coolant. 195
> thermostat. Hoses are fine. Good fitting shroud with electric fan and a 1
> liter overflow tank. Radiator cap  is 7 lbs. The radiator was cleaned and
> tested by a radiator shop and the guy told me it was in excellent
> condition.  So I guess I'm looking for an alum
>  inum replacement radiator .I think I want a shorter. wider radiator. Any
> suggestions?
> >            Thanks.  P.J.
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Thanks Edward.=C2=A0 </div><div>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0 Do you happen to know what year Scirroco radiator or if they are =
all the same?</div><div>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Thanks.=
=C2=A0 P.J.</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_q=
uote">On Sat, Jul 18, 2015 at 8:28 PM, Edward Dunn <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a=
 href=3D"mailto:edunn@transfueler.com"; target=3D"_blank">edunn@transfueler.=
com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"mar=
gin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">VW Scirroco rad=
iator works quite well in the GT6<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Fot [mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net";>fot-bounces=
@autox.team.net</a>] On Behalf Of Greg And Alison Blake<br>
Sent: Friday, July 17, 2015 8:19 PM<br>
To: McKearn McKearn<br>
Cc: <a href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net";>fot@autox.team.net</a><br>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Radiator<br>
<br>
Go to a cross flow design (tanks on each side of rad) and use an expansion =
tank in the system. I&#39;d route water out of the heater port in the top b=
ack of the head to the expansion tank then from bottom of that tank to the =
heater return on the back of the water pump. I&#39;ve done this on a endura=
nce race TR 6 and ran great temps all weekend in the Texas heat. No fan req=
uired.<br>
<br>
Email me for pics.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
&gt; On Jul 17, 2015, at 9:50 PM, McKearn McKearn &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:mck=
earn2@gmail.com">mckearn2@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Hi All.<br>
&gt;=C2=A0 I just finished an awesome track day at Blackhawk with my gt6 an=
d almost everything worked great. It was a nice day of about 78 degrees and=
 low humidity but I couldn&#39;t keep the car from getting hot. Not sure ex=
actly how hot but I can tell you that I have a dual oil pressure / water te=
mp gauge and the water temp was all the way up to the 80 psi mark on the oi=
l pressure gauge. Also boiled out of my overflow tank and made a fine mess.=
 I know this has been a subject of debate with these cars in the past and I=
 have actually lobbied in favor of the stock radiators but now I just can&#=
39;t think of any way to keep it.=C2=A0 Just to head off questions regardin=
g cooling system condition. I believe everything is in fine shape. New cool=
ant. 195 thermostat. Hoses are fine. Good fitting shroud with electric fan =
and a 1 liter overflow tank. Radiator cap=C2=A0 is 7 lbs. The radiator was =
cleaned and tested by a radiator shop and the guy told me it was in excelle=
nt condition.=C2=A0 So I guess I&#39;m looking for an alum<br>
=C2=A0inum replacement radiator .I think I want a shorter. wider radiator. =
Any suggestions?<br>
&gt;=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Thanks.=C2=A0 P.J.<br>
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