I am assembling the radiator and diaphragm and notice in the Moss and VB
catalogs, there is an item called 'Packing.' It appears to be a support
for the radiator to diaphragm connection. My car did not have this when
I bought it. Is it necessary? Recommended? What about the seal that
goes on the top of the radiator and the diaphragm? This will NOT be a
show car, just a fun fair-weather driver.
Also, I notice that the PO or the PO's mechanic decided to use whatever
bolt they could find to attach the above to the mounts in the engine bay.
As a result, several of the captive nuts are stripped and a few are
missing. Can I just whack them off with a chisel and put some new ones
on with epoxy? I don't have access to a welder, and the engine bay is
stripped for painting. I wanted to do this before I painted.
Any experience & wisdom would be appreciated,
TIA
Doug Gaither
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