Are downflow radiators more or less efficient than the crossflow type?
Steve
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From: Peter Caldwell <peter at nosimport.com>
To: James Gruber<thistle_3619 at yahoo.com>; derf<derf247 at gmail.com>
Cc: Spridgets Digest<spridgets at autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Metro Radiator
Jim,
It's been said that the down flow radiator can cool a
truck,,,,, IF it gets air flow. Try to mimic the sheet metal that
the BE had for that bonnet. Make the air flow through the radiator. It works.
Peter
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At 08:15 PM 6/4/2011, James Gruber wrote:
>Got a new lower hose on order
>
>Issue with collapsing hose has been suggested
>and I had this issue even before I
>added the BE Bonnet. Planning on changing
>out lower hose as well as retarding
>timing 1 or 2 degrees and see if that
>helps. If that doesn't work then Metro
>Radiator. With the BE Bonnet and Oil
>Cooler mounted in front of the radiator not
>getting all of the air flow
>possible but the fact that around town is all ok
>leads me to suspect I
>really might have an issue with a collapsing hose. Bugsy
>is a 1098 with a
>cross flow radiator so plumbing is a little bit of an issue.
>________________________________
>From: derf <derf247 at gmail.com>
>To: Billy Zoom
><billyzoom at billyzoom.com>
>Cc: James Gruber <thistle_3619 at yahoo.com>;
>kmappley at gmail.com; Spridgets Digest
><spridgets at autox.team.net>
>Sent: Sat,
>June 4, 2011 4:10:37 PM
>Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Metro Radiator
>
>If you get
>good air flow at lower speeds you should get good flow at 65.
>
>On Sat, Jun 4,
>2011 at 1:25 PM, Billy Zoom <billyzoom at billyzoom.com> wrote:
> >> Fine around
>town but at 60-65 +
> >> sustained temps climb
> > Are you sure your bottom hose
>is firm? (no jokes please)
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