I think that my crossflow radiator is an original that has had the
inlet and outlet stubs modified. The original crossflows had no drain
tap - the crossover tube was supposed to have one, according to
Horler. My downflow has a drain tap on the left side. How do you
drain your system if you have no drain tap?
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On 2/15/00, Brad Fornal wrote:
>FWIW I do not have a drain tap on my system. Is your original or has it been
>customized? Brad
>
>Jeff Boatright wrote:
>
> > Thanks Brad. I just posted another note that basically my crossflow
> > has had the inlet and outlet stub positions switched. This is great
> > in that it lets me use the hoses I already have, but it's bad in that
> > it disallows using the crossover tube which contains the drain tap
> > for this system.
> >
> > Jeff
> >
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> > On 2/15/00, Brad Fornal wrote:
> > >I have a 1275 in my 65 Midget. I have the downflow but I am sure that the
> > >crossflow will work but you will need the crossover tube behind the
> > >steering rack to make it work. I may have one on the shelf that I could
> > >send you if you need it. let me know. Brad
> > >
> > >Jeff Boatright wrote:
> > >
> > > > Spridgeteers,
> > > >
> > > > While the engine is out for a rebuild, I took my leaky radiator to
> > > > the shop. The news is not good. There are at least four leaks, two in
> > > > areas that probably cannot be fixed. One option is to re-core it. The
> > > > other is to use the cross-flow radiator that came spare with the car
> > > > (the one that was in the car and now at the shop is a downflow
> > > > radiator). I have read that the crossflow cools better, but according
> > > > to Horler, the crossflow was used to make room for the air pump on US
> > > > spec cars, not because it cools better. I have never had any
> > > > overheating problems at all with the downflow.
> > > >
> > > > I have a few concerns about this change. First, the fan shrouding for
> > > > the downflow seems much better. There appears to be only a vestigial
> > > > top fan shroud for the crossflow radiator, whereas the downflow
> > > > shroud is over 270 degrees of a cricle around the fan. Also, the
> > > > crossflow is actually smaller. Does anyone know if it really cools as
> > > > well or better than the downflow? Second, will the 1275 fit in a '65
> > > > Mark 3 engine bay with the crossflow? Without the engine in it's
> > > > tough to tell, but it sure looks like the crossflow radiator sits
> > > > further back. Finally, can I use the same hoses that fit the downflow?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for any thoughts you have on this potential conversion.
> > > >
> > > > Jeff
> > > > Jeff Boatright __o_\__ '65 Austin-Healey Sprite
> > > > http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~jboatri/sprite/sprite.html
> >
> > ______________________________________
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> > Senior Editor, Molecular Vision
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Jeffrey H. Boatright, PhD
Senior Editor, Molecular Vision
http://www.molvis.org/molvis
"Seeing the Future in a Very Tiny Way"
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