Bill wrote,
On Fri, 6 Jun 1997 16:32:16 -0700 (PDT) William Lewis
<wrlewis(at)ucdavis.edu> writes:
>The local radiator shop said that a 4 core radiator is what they put
>into
>vehicles that are doing a lot of towing, so I suspect that the airflow
>in
>most cars is still adequate to do the job. I am planning on using the
>same top and bottom cap from my series II and I believe that the early
>series cars used a cross flow design which is supposedly better than
>the
>verticle flow in the later cars.
>
>Jarrid, what is an aluminum radiator, where do I find one, why do I
>want it, and what is the cost compared to a triple core radiator?
Well, an aluminum radiator, is exactly that.
I am not so sure what is so special about aluminum radiators, but most
people
say they are better at cooling.
This seems to be a slap in the face, because copper is supposed to have
better thermal conductivity than aluminmum.
As far as supply is concerned, they can be bought off the shelf and
modified
for your application, or you can got to the local boneyard, to see what
kind
of neat import has one in it.
Simpler yet would be to use an aftermarket Tiger aluminum radiator.
If it can cool a 260 or 289 succesfully, it should have no problems with
a puny 105 CID engine.
I searched high and low, but seem to have misplaced my old CAT stuff.
Seemed to me CAT sold them.
Anyone know if these are still available?
Used or new, I think I may want one too.
Jarrid Gross
150+ BHP alpine motor in the works, in need of good cooling system.
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