This may be what someone did to my spare radiator. The inlet and
outlet have been switched side to side and plugs soldered into the
original locales. Why would a mini thermostat housing and nonstandard
hoses be needed?
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On 2/16/00, Daniel1312@aol.com wrote:
>Hi list & especially Ron,
>
>Read the earlier post about swapping inlet/outlets on x-flow rads and started
>to think about some x-flow options.
>
>1. Is it possible to swap the bottom radiator inlet/outlet from the left
>hand side to the right hand side and save some weight by getting rid of the
>steel pipe? Or does this design cause poor water flow/cooling in the unit?
>
>2. If the top inlet/outlet is swapped to the opposite site and the bottom
>inlet/outlet swapped to the opposite side am I correct in thinking the
>advantages of option 1 is gained (ie loss of steel pipe) but coolant flow in
>rad is still same (albeit other way round to standard) and therefore no less
>efficient? I note that a mini t'stat housing and non standard hoses would be
>required along with of course a hybrid rad.
>
>Ay comment?
>
>
>Daniel1312
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