Glen,
Have you considered adding an electric cooling fan? Do you know for certain
that you radiator doesn't have any blockages?
Gerard
At 10:04 AM -0800 1/20/00, Bryan Vandiver wrote:
>Glen,
>
>There was a major discussion on the list about this several months back,
>and the
>end result seemed to indicate that both types of radiators cool about the
>same.
>I am running a 1275 with a down flow myself. One thing you absolutely need to
>check is to make sure you are NOT running too lean a mixture on your
>carbs, this
>can cause the car to run a lot hotter than it should. Also make sure you
>are not
>using too much coolant VS water. If you do not use enough water in the
>mixture,
>this can also cause it to run much hotter. The higher the percentage of
>H2O to
>coolant, the better the heat dissipation.
>
>Regards - Bryan Vandiver (59-bugeye)
>San Jose, CA
>
>>MIME-Version: 1.0
>>To: spridgets@autox.team.net
>>Subject: crossflow radiator
>>
>>I know its probably been done to death in the archives, but the time to
>>search is hard to come by, so here goes.
>>
>>Is the crossflow radiator DEFINITELY better than the downflow at removing
>>heat from the 1275cc? If they are equal, I'm wasting my time and at
>>least $85. I need the most efficient radiator I can get for this
>>particular car, as I plan to drive it to work regularly this summer and
>>100-110 degree days are not uncommon in the central valley of California.
>>Yes, I already have an oil cooler.
>> Thanks,
>> Glen Byrns
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