I can hook you up with an American made one for Chinese money! Iâ??ll splain in
person. Hahnemann had an â??oops.â??
Ron Soave
> On Apr 26, 2021, at 2:29 PM, Rick Fisk <refisk@chartermi.net> wrote:
>
> 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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