This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
--===============5308637343595192681==
boundary="------------DEF9AD33C7401A2F3E2880DB"
Content-Language: en-GB
This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
--------------DEF9AD33C7401A2F3E2880DB
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Yes and no.
An old car should be fit for any normal drive, be it regularly or
occasionally, at leisure or in modern heavy traffic. This means that
many classic cars will need some assistance with the cooling, i.e. an
electric fan, either manually or thermostatically controlled.
An aluminium radiator is indeed a gimmick and does not add anything at
all. It will probably wear out faster due to corrosion. It is just cheap
to manufacture and does not improve the cooling efficiency.
What improves cooling efficiency is increasing the running temperature
of the engine by fitting a hotter thermostat thus creating a larger
delta T, fitting a more efficient water pump to increase the coolant
flow, enlarging the total surface area of the radiator, i.e. more rows
(up to a point), larger matrix or increase the air flow through the
radiator, i.e. improved cowling, more blades to the fixed fan, higher
engine idling speed but most of all a thermostatically controlled fan in
combination with a carefully chosen thermostat and thermoswitch.
Kees Oudesluijs
Op 2-6-2019 om 08:53 schreef josef-eckert@t-online.de:
>
> When you use genuine parts to replace faulty ones and when you keep
> the car propperly maintained and when you use the old car only
> occasionally for fun drives just to enjoy driving it, there is no
> problem with an old car.
>
> PS: Aluminium radiator is something nobody needs in a classic car as
> it improves nothing. Just a useless gimmick.
>
> Josef Eckert
>
> Königswinter/Germany
>
> -----Original-Nachricht-----
>
> Betreff: [Healeys] alum radiator swap
>
> Datum: 2019-06-02T00:21:42+0200
>
> Von: "i erbs" <eyera3000@gmail.com>
>
> An: "Ahealey help" <healeys@autox.team.net>
>
> Aluminum radiator swap update:
> Got my old oem unit out. Removed my nice newish metal flex fan.
> spliced wires onto the electric fan for easy connect/disconnect and
> then went to double-check the new radiator will work after and initial
> trial fit. What I found: OEM radiator is 1/2" wider and the aluminum
> radiator does not have tapped holes, so nuts will be needed to attach
> to my car. I am outside of the return window.
> So it looks like I will be getting my OEM Radiator flow tested and tanked.
> Will reinstall my flex fan
> refill with coolant/water
> have installed a new sleeved thermostat to replace the non-sleeved unit.
> I can make some shims for the new radiator, but cutting threads in the
> holes will most likely result in the holes being to big for the bolts.
> Fun with old cars
> Registered for a car show on June 8th....
> Ira Erbs
> Portland,OR
> Â Â Â _______ Â Â Â _______
> Â Â Â (______ \____1959 BN4____/ _______)
> (_________________________)
> Â Â Â Â Â BT7 engine and disk brakes
> 1967 MGB MG
> A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments. Mario Andretti
> Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words
> 
>
> _______________________________________________
> Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html
> Suggested annual donation $12.75
>
> Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys http://autox.team.net/archive
>
> Healeys@autox.team.net
> http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys
>
> Unsubscribe/Manage:
> http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/coudesluijs@chello.nl
>
--------------DEF9AD33C7401A2F3E2880DB
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
</head>
<body>
<p>Yes and no.</p>
<p> An old car should be fit for any normal drive, be it regularly
or occasionally, at leisure or in modern heavy traffic. This means
that many classic cars will need some assistance with the cooling,
i.e. an electric fan, either manually or thermostatically
controlled.</p>
<p>An aluminium radiator is indeed a gimmick and does not add
anything at all. It will probably wear out faster due to
corrosion. It is just cheap to manufacture and does not improve
the cooling efficiency. <br>
</p>
<p>What improves cooling efficiency is increasing the running
temperature of the engine by fitting a hotter thermostat thus
creating a larger delta T, fitting a more efficient water pump to
increase the coolant flow, enlarging the total surface area of the
radiator, i.e. more rows (up to a point), larger matrix or
increase the air flow through the radiator, i.e. improved cowling,
more blades to the fixed fan, higher engine idling speed but most
of all a thermostatically controlled fan in combination with a
carefully chosen thermostat and thermoswitch.</p>
<p>Kees Oudesluijs</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Op 2-6-2019 om 08:53 schreef
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:josef-eckert@t-online.de";>josef-eckert@t-online.de</a>:<br>
</div>
<blockquote type="cite"
cite="mid:1559458431443.3042984.5d09105e3a9936237334f95f61d63668af6b1c5d@spica.telekom.de">
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
<title></title>
<p style="margin: 0px;"><span
style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none">When
you use genuine parts to replace faulty ones and when you keep
the car propperly maintained and when you use the old car
only occasionally for fun drives just to enjoy driving it,
there is no problem with an old car.<br>
</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px;"><span
style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none">PS:
Aluminium radiator is something nobody needs in a classic car
as it improves nothing. Just a useless gimmick.</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px;">Â </p>
<p style="margin: 0px;"><span
style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none">Josef
Eckert</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px;"><span
style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none">Königswinter/Germany</span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px;">Â </p>
<p style="margin: 0px;"><span
style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none">Â </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0px;">Â </p>
<p style="margin: 0px;">Â </p>
<p style="margin: 0px;">-----Original-Nachricht-----</p>
<p style="margin: 0px;">Betreff: [Healeys] alum radiator swap</p>
<p style="margin: 0px;">Datum: 2019-06-02T00:21:42+0200</p>
<p style="margin: 0px;">Von: "i erbs" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:eyera3000@gmail.com";><eyera3000@gmail.com></a>
</p>
<p style="margin: 0px;">An: "Ahealey help"
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";><healeys@autox.team.net></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0px;">Â </p>
<p style="margin: 0px;">Â </p>
<p style="margin: 0px;">Â </p>
<div>
<div dir="ltr">
<div class="gmail-" style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
<div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction: ltr; font-family:
inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family:
inherit;">Aluminum radiator swap update:</span></span></div>
</div>
<div class="gmail-" style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
<div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction: ltr; font-family:
inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family:
inherit;">Got my old oem unit out. Removed my nice newish metal flex fan.
spliced wires onto the electric fan for easy connect/disconnect and then went
to double-check the new radiator will work after and initial trial fit. What I
found: OEM radiator is 1/2" wider and the aluminum radiator does not have
tapped holes, so nuts will be needed to attach to my car. I am outside of the
return window.</span></span></div>
</div>
<div class="gmail-" style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
<div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction: ltr; font-family:
inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family:
inherit;">So it looks like I will be getting my OEM Radiator flow tested and
tanked.</span></span></div>
</div>
<div class="gmail-" style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
<div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction: ltr; font-family:
inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family:
inherit;">Will reinstall my flex fan</span></span></div>
</div>
<div class="gmail-" style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
<div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction: ltr; font-family:
inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family:
inherit;">refill with coolant/water</span></span></div>
</div>
<div class="gmail-" style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
<div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction: ltr; font-family:
inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family:
inherit;">have installed a new sleeved thermostat to replace the non-sleeved
unit.</span></span></div>
</div>
<div class="gmail-" style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
<div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction: ltr; font-family:
inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family:
inherit;">I can make some shims for the new radiator, but cutting threads in
the holes will most likely result in the holes being to big for the
bolts.</span></span></div>
</div>
<div class="gmail-" style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
<div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction: ltr; font-family:
inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family:
inherit;">Fun with old cars</span></span></div>
</div>
<div class="gmail-" style="font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
color: #1d2129; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
<div class="gmail-_1mf gmail-_1mj" style="direction: ltr; font-family:
inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family:
inherit;">Registered for a car show on June 8th....</span></span></div>
</div>
<div>
<div class="gmail_signature" dir="ltr"
data-smartmail="gmail_signature">
<div dir="ltr">
<div>
<div dir="ltr">
<div>
<div dir="ltr">
<div>
<div dir="ltr">
<div>
<div dir="ltr">
<div>
<div dir="ltr">
<div>
<div dir="ltr">
<div dir="ltr">Ira Erbs
<div>Portland,OR</div>
<div><span style="font-family:
&#39;">Â Â Â _______ Â
          Â
 Â
   _______</span><br
style="font-family:
&#39;">
<span style="font-family:
&#39;">Â Â Â (______
\____1959 BN4____/
_______)</span><br
style="font-family:
&#39;">
<span style="font-family:
&#39;">Â Â Â Â Â
(_________________________)</span></div>
<div>Â Â Â Â Â BT7 engine and
disk brakes</div>
<div>Â </div>
<div>Â </div>
<div>1967 MGB Â <img
src="http://www.britishcarspecialists.com/assets/images/MG_emblem.jpg";
alt="MG"
moz-do-not-send="true"></div>
<div>Â </div>
<div><span style="color:
#333333; font-family:
&quot; helvetica
neue&quot;,helvetica,arial,sans-serif;font-size:
14px;">A racing car is an
animal with a thousand
adjustments. Mario
Andretti</span></div>
<div>Please excuse random auto
corrects and misspelled
words</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>

<br>
<fieldset class="mimeAttachmentHeader"></fieldset>
<pre class="moz-quote-pre"
wrap="">_______________________________________________
Archive: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys";>http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://autox.team.net/archive";>http://autox.team.net/archive</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net";>Healeys@autox.team.net</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys";>http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a>
</pre>
</blockquote>
</body>
</html>
--------------DEF9AD33C7401A2F3E2880DB--
--===============5308637343595192681==
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Content-Disposition: inline
_______________________________________________
Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys http://autox.team.net/archive
Healeys@autox.team.net
http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys
--===============5308637343595192681==--
|
![http://www.britishcarspecialists.com/assets/images/MG_emblem.jpg"](http://www.britishcarspecialists.com/assets/images/MG_emblem.jpg"){kind=link}