Thanks again Kirk. I used one of the cams from that engine to replace the
one that broke while at Loto so it already saved me a bunch.
Larry
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kirk Hargreaves" <khargreaves2@gmail.com>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 11:35 AM
Subject: [Spridgets] Radiators
> My '59 was running HOT - 220 +. . . and that with a clean radiator. I
> could
> never figure it out. But this is in 100 degree days up here in the summer
> time.
>
> My son had a 16 valve Suzuki Swift sitting on the side of the house. I
> gave
> the car to Larry Miller (list member) as Larry is the guy who already
> built
> the "Bugzuki." I think the engine will supply him another "Zuki" engine
> for
> another similar project.
>
> I took the radiator out and found that it is pretty much identical to a
> Geo
> Metro unit. I installed it in my Bugeye with the original electric fan
> connected to a thermostat to tell the fan when to turn on and off.
>
> With a blanking sleeve, my car now runs too cool. . . 160 to 170 max, even
> while sitting at hot summer stop lights.
>
> I could not be happier with the performance of this radiator. The funny
> thing is that the "Metro" radiator is one row thinner than the Brit
> design?
> Yet the thing has taken care of my over heating problems.
>
> I also checked the temp directly off the radiator with a remote heat
> sensor. Just runs cool (too cool, I nead to throw a thermostat back in)
> all
> the time.
>
> Kirk
_______________________________________________
Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html
http://www.team.net/archive
http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spridgets
|