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Re: [Mgs] Repair or replace Radiator?

To: Bert Palte <palte@gmx.net>, Max Heim <max_heim@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [Mgs] Repair or replace Radiator?
From: Barney Gaylord <barneymg@mgaguru.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:24:31 -0500
That's funny.  Have you checked out the price on a custom fabrcated 
aluminum radiator?  Alminum radiators are cheaper in mass production, 
but you can't buy one (mass produced) off the shelf for an MGA or 
MGB.  Also since aluminum does not conduct heat as well as copper and 
brass, the aluminum radiator has to be larger to do any good.

Barney Gaylord
1958 MGA with an attitude
http://MGAguru.com


At 08:52 PM 8/24/2010 +0200, Bert Palte wrote:
>Well, I always thought that the prime reason for using aluminium 
>radiators nowadays
>is the cost, since brass has become very expensive...
>
>
>At 19:33 24-8-2010, Max Heim wrote:
>>Yeah, but there are a couple hundred thousand MGBs running around with brass
>>radiators that cool just fine. So an aluminum radiator is essentially just
>>throwing money at the problem.
>>....
>>
>>
>>on 8/24/10 8:21 AM, Barrie Robinson at barrie@look.ca wrote:
>> > .... Obviously a V8 needs more attention .... If it
>> > was my MGB that was overheating, after checking the obvious
>> > .... I would rip out the rad and install an aluminium one.  ....
>> >
>> >
>> > At 08:53 AM 8/24/2010, Charley & Peggy Robinson wrote:
>> >> .... When it finally sprung a leak I had it rebuilt
>> >> with a new, thicker core.  Ran at normal temps after that.  ....
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