I think every deficiency in the Spridget is due to cost as much as anything.
The original Sprite came in only £5 over the original estimate so some
corners had to have been cut. Every new part for the car was built to a
price or at least as close to a price as they could get. It's only due to
the plethora of well tested stuff from the parts bin that the cars were as
good and as reliable as they were.
At least they did not use the gravity flow system (no water pump) that they
used on a Morris that I had. The Morris did need much since the max
horsepower was about 7.5 reached at 1400 RPM with a top speed of 33.2 MPH
reached after 1/4 hour of pedal to the metal. But it was fun.
Larry
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul A Asgeirsson <pasgeirsson@juno.com>
To: mrbugeye@hotmail.com <mrbugeye@hotmail.com>
Cc: redlotus@spacey.net <redlotus@spacey.net>; spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
<spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>
Date: 09 December, 1998 8:54 AM
Subject: Re: Radiator Stuff
>As far back as a 1933 Plymouth I had, it had a water distribution shelf
>inside the top expansion tank. I have often wondered why the Sprodget
>and Morris downflows never had any. Perhaps cost.
>
>Paul
>PAsgeirsson@juno.com
>
>On Wed, 09 Dec 1998 03:22:31 PST "Peter Samaroo" <mrbugeye@hotmail.com>
>writes:
>>Ron,
>> You are correct about designs being more important than type. With
>>proper baffling and end cap sizing, neither design is inherently
>>better.
>>The spridget downflow has relatively large tanks on the top and bottom
>>
>>compared to most other cars.
>>Good Discussion.
>>Regards,
>>Peter.
>>
>>>From: "Ron Soave" <redlotus@spacey.net>
>>>
>>>You're right on, Pete. With "mal-distribution" as you described the
>>>effective area of the core is diminished and its as if you installed
>>a
>>>smaller radiator. What will also happen in what you've described is
>>that
>>>the system backpressure will increase (more flow thru less area) and
>>the
>>>overall system flow will diminish. The point I was trying to make is
>>
>>that
>>>neither concept is inherently better than the other. Specific
>>designs
>>of a
>>>particular type will be better than others.
>>>
>>
>>
>>
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