Yep, and it will be racing again next Saturday at Gingerman Raceway. :-) It
was de-parallelogramed three years ago and doesn't leak a drop with a 13 psi
cap. But if it dies it will most likely be replaced with Chinese because of
this pensioner's budget constraints.
> On Apr 26, 2021, at 2:35 PM, Ron Soave <soavero@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Your Ron Davis radiator was in a rollover that left it looking like a
> parallelogram and the welds have held. Buy American and pay for the quality,
> dammit! Chinese low volume stuff isnâ??t repeatable quality, as we all know.
>
> Ron Soave
>
>> On Apr 26, 2021, at 12:53 PM, Rick Fisk <refisk@chartermi.net> wrote:
>> 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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