At 09:00 PM 9/30/01 -0600, Phil Bates wrote:
>Today was the day. I hit the brakes too hard, and my fan hit the
>radiator. Hence, I will be buying a new one. The car is a 1958 MGA ....
Of course it ain't supposed to do that, so do spend a few bucks to replace
two engine mounts (easy enough) and one gearbox mount (the tricky bit)
before you install a new radiator. Beware that you will probably have to
remove both engine and gearbox from the car to replace the rear mount.
>....
>Should I replace this with a new MGA radiator, or an MGB radiator. The
>car did not have an overheating problem with what was in it.
You can have the existing unit re-cored (if you're cheap like me). Or you
can pick up a used MGA radiator and have that recored and maybe end up with
a better radiator than if you bought a new original type. If you're about
to pay a substantial sum for such a repair anyway, this may be the time to
consider a little extra cash to return it to original spec for the
mounting. Meanwhile, you will likely find some interresting reading about
MGA cooling problems (and solutions) here:
http://www.ntsource.com/~barneymg/mgtech/cooling/cool_1.htm
Barney Gaylord
1958 MGA with an attitude
http://www.ntsource.com/~barneymg
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