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RE: [oletrucks] heater core and tweaked frame woes

To: AndrewThor@email.msn.com, oletrucks@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: [oletrucks] heater core and tweaked frame woes
From: "dave riffel" <cafe_dave@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 05 Apr 1999 11:54:11 PDT

>Take care with running too much pressure in your cooling system even 
with

>the new core.  If you had your radiator re-corded (like I did when I 
put my

>V8 in) they would have used the old tanks from the original radiator 
and

>those tanks are used to 7 psi Vs the 12-14psi a modern system uses.  



Andy,



Thanks for the cautionary note.  I have an all new 4 core radiator from 
Jim Carters.  Kelly at Carters advised me that a 13 psi cap should be 
ok.  Hopefully with the newer tanks all will be well.  And running cool 
too!  :^)



Dave Riffel
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