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Subject: Re: [Mgs] mga radiator
From: David Breneman via Mgs <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Thu, 2 May 2019 13:53:08 +0000 (UTC)
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With what I paid, $100 was a rounding error (and he ended up doinga lot of =
work for free, because it was a fixed-price job and he's aperfectionist).=
=C2=A0 But it's not the first time I'd heard of this problemwith new radiat=
ors.=C2=A0 A lot of people complain about cooling issues=20
with their MGAs.=C2=A0 I've never had a problem, even with weather in=20
the 80s.=C2=A0 And if it's hotter than that, I overheat long before thecar =
would.


David Breneman david_breneman@yahoo.com=20

    On Thursday, May 2, 2019, 12:41:14 AM PDT, PaulHunt73 <paulhunt73@virgi=
nmedia.com> wrote: =20
=20
 Hmmm.=C2=A0 With my cynical hat on I'd say that could be a way of spending=
 $400=20
rather than $300.

PaulH.

----- Original Message -----=20
> When I got my MGA restored, the mechanic recommended rebuilding the
> original radiator rather then buying a replacement, because the new ones
> have fewer "tubes" (whatever the actual term is in radiator-speak) in the=
m
> than the originals, so there is less surface area for cooling.=20

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<html><head></head><body><div class="ydp574db6a3yahoo-style-wrap" 
style="font-family:verdana, helvetica, 
sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div><div><div><div>With what I paid, $100 was a 
rounding error (and he ended up doing</div><div>a lot of work for free, because 
it was a fixed-price job and he's a</div><div>perfectionist).&nbsp; But it's 
not the first time I'd heard of this problem</div><div>with new 
radiators.&nbsp; A lot of people complain about cooling issues 
<br></div><div>with their MGAs.&nbsp; I've never had a problem, even with 
weather in <br></div><div>the 80s.&nbsp; And if it's hotter than that, I 
overheat long before the</div><div>car 
would.<br></div></div><br></div><div><br></div><div 
class="ydp574db6a3signature">David Breneman         
david_breneman@yahoo.com</div></div>
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                    On Thursday, May 2, 2019, 12:41:14 AM PDT, PaulHunt73 
&lt;paulhunt73@virginmedia.com&gt; wrote:
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                <div><div dir="ltr">Hmmm.&nbsp; With my cynical hat on I'd say 
that could be a way of spending $400 <br></div><div dir="ltr">rather than 
$300.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">PaulH.<br></div><div 
dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">----- Original Message ----- <br></div><div 
dir="ltr">&gt; When I got my MGA restored, the mechanic recommended rebuilding 
the<br></div><div dir="ltr">&gt; original radiator rather then buying a 
replacement, because the new ones<br></div><div dir="ltr">&gt; have fewer 
"tubes" (whatever the actual term is in radiator-speak) in them<br></div><div 
dir="ltr">&gt; than the originals, so there is less surface area for cooling. 
<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div></div>
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