I have a Ron Davis downflow radiator on my race Bugeye and it works great. But
they are like $600 new. I bought a Chinese made aluminum radiator for my
street Midget a few years ago on ebay and it cost me $145.95 delivered to my
door. It fit perfectly and worked great too. Despite what Frank used to say
not all Chinese stuff is bad. I wouldn't hesitate to buy another Chinese made
radiator on ebay.
Rick
> On Apr 26, 2021, at 1:36 PM, Ron Soave via Spridgets
> <spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> Itâ??ll make a huge difference, but it shouldnâ??t be getting hot at
> anything much below 95F (I keep a midget in Florida, and it only sees summer
> days; it didnâ??t overheat even when the water pump was failing. I have a
> stock radiator but it IS in perfect condition). Check the usual issues?
> Thermostat, timing, etc? Ron Davis makes aluminum works of art with
> commensurate price tags but they are the best and drop right in. I have used
> both his downflow and cross flow designs. See attached for material
> comparisons -
>
> Ron Soave
> <image0.jpeg>
>
>
>> On Apr 26, 2021, at 11:35 AM, Michael MacLean via Spridgets
>> <spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:
>> 
>> My Bugeye has been running hot in any ambient temperature over 80
>> degrees lately. I have the original radiator that was re-cored with an OEM
>> type core almost 25 years ago. I have been leaning towards getting an
>> aluminum radiator. Moss sells a two row aluminum radiator for $300. You
>> can get a Chinese made Bugeye type radiator on Fleabay for $165 with free
>> shipping. Nevermind the fact Moss charges a $10 oversize fee on top of a
>> shipping charge of $27 and then of course California has to get their cut
>> ($24). It adds up.
>> A call to Moss just now was not all that helpful. I was told that all
>> they know is their aluminum radiator comes from Moss Europe. Other than
>> that, they have no idea country of manufacture. Since both radiators are
>> just about the same in construction and core size I am not sure what to do
>> here. With Frank's words on Chinese made crap echoing in my head might I be
>> better off getting my original radiator re-cored with an up to date core
>> that will have more cooling fin area? Do the aluminum radiators make that
>> much difference?
>> Mike MacLean
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