Perhaps your rad shop could install a drain tap?
Robert D.
-----Original Message-----
From Jeff Boatright <jboatri at emory.edu>
To: Brad Fornal <toyman@htcomp.net>
Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: February 15, 2000 10:04 PM
Subject: Re: radiators
>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?
>
>---
>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
>> >
>> > ---
>> > 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
>> >
>> > ______________________________________
>> > Jeffrey H. Boatright, PhD
>> > Senior Editor, Molecular Vision
>> > http://www.molvis.org/molvis
>> > "Seeing the Future in a Very Tiny Way"
>
>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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