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Hello Max,
I hoped you used the special heat transferring paint.  There used to be
one that has something like small chaff in it which was meant to improve
heat transfer.
Barrie from Barrie
On 5/2/2019 2:01 PM, Max Heim via Mgs wrote:
> I was recently quoted $450 to recore a Mk.1 MGB radiator. So it has
> become rather costly. But if you are a stickler for the original
> appearance, and want to insure a perfect fit, I think that is how you
> would want to go.
>
> That said, I wound up with the Moss Motors premium aluminum radiator,
> and it fit fine, and seems to work great. I painted it black so it
> didnâ??t stand out as a foreign object, and canâ??t be seen through the
> grill (this really bugs me when I see it on other cars).
>
> --
> Max Heim
> '66 MGB
>
>> On May 2, 2019, at 6:53 AM, David Breneman via Mgs
>>
>> With what I paid, $100 was a rounding error (and he ended up doing
>> a lot of work for free, because it was a fixed-price job and he's a
>> perfectionist). But it's not the first time I'd heard of this problem
>> with new radiators. A lot of people complain about cooling issues
>> with their MGAs. I've never had a problem, even with weather in
>> the 80s. And if it's hotter than that, I overheat long before the
>> car would.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thursday, May 2, 2019, 12:41:14 AM PDT, PaulHunt73
>>
>>
>> Hmmm. With my cynical hat on I'd say that could be a way of spending
>> $400
>> rather than $300.
>>
>> PaulH.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> > 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 them
>> > than the originals, so there is less surface area for cooling.
>>
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<font size="-1"><font face="Arial">Hello Max,<br>
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I hoped you used the special heat transferring paint.  There
used to be one that has something like small chaff in it which
was meant to improve heat transfer.<br>
<br>
Barrie from Barrie<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 5/2/2019 2:01 PM, Max Heim via Mgs
wrote:<br>
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I was recently quoted $450 to recore a Mk.1 MGB radiator. So it
has become rather costly. But if you are a stickler for the
original appearance, and want to insure a perfect fit, I think
that is how you would want to go.
<div class=""><br class="">
</div>
<div class="">That said, I wound up with the Moss Motors premium
aluminum radiator, and it fit fine, and seems to work great. I
painted it black so it didnâ??t stand out as a foreign object, and
canâ??t be seen through the grill (this really bugs me when I see
it on other cars).</div>
<div class=""><br class="">
</div>
<div class="">
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MGB</div>
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<div class="">On May 2, 2019, at 6:53 AM, David Breneman via
Mgs <<a href="mailto:mgs@autox.team.net"; class=""
moz-do-not-send="true">mgs@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:</div>
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<div class="">
<div class="">With what I paid, $100 was a
rounding error (and he ended up doing</div>
<div class="">a lot of work for free, because it
was a fixed-price job and he's a</div>
<div class="">perfectionist). But it's not the
first time I'd heard of this problem</div>
<div class="">with new radiators. A lot of
people complain about cooling issues <br
class="">
</div>
<div class="">with their MGAs. I've never had a
problem, even with weather in <br class="">
</div>
<div class="">the 80s. And if it's hotter than
that, I overheat long before the</div>
<div class="">car would.<br class="">
</div>
</div>
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</div>
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href="mailto:david_breneman@yahoo.com"; class=""
moz-do-not-send="true">david_breneman@yahoo.com</a></div>
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<div class=""> On Thursday, May 2, 2019, 12:41:14 AM
PDT, PaulHunt73 <<a
href="mailto:paulhunt73@virginmedia.com";
class=""
moz-do-not-send="true">paulhunt73@virginmedia.com</a>>
wrote: </div>
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<div class="">
<div dir="ltr" class="">Hmmm. With my cynical hat
on I'd say that could be a way of spending $400
<br class="">
</div>
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class="">
</div>
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</div>
<div dir="ltr" class="">PaulH.<br class="">
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<div dir="ltr" class="">----- Original Message
----- <br class="">
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<div dir="ltr" class="">> When I got my MGA
restored, the mechanic recommended rebuilding
the<br class="">
</div>
<div dir="ltr" class="">> original radiator
rather then buying a replacement, because the
new ones<br class="">
</div>
<div dir="ltr" class="">> have fewer "tubes"
(whatever the actual term is in radiator-speak)
in them<br class="">
</div>
<div dir="ltr" class="">> than the originals,
so there is less surface area for cooling. <br
class="">
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