doc.martin wrote:
Jon
I never said they make radiators out of Brass.. Infact they are Copper/Brass as AJ has stated as did I.
The question as raised by Rehab 1964 was,
"What's the current thought on best available radiators?"
Rehab 1964, to answer your question;
1. Copper/Brass 2/4 core units
2. Aluminum 1/2 core will take care of your requirements.
3. Fit a heater core to supplement your existing unit.
- If there are other issues causing overheating you will need to sort these. These could include;
1. Sludge/blockage in engine waterways
2. Incorrect Ignition Timing
3. Correct sparkplugs
4. Radiator cap with correct pressure rating (and not loosing pressure)
5. Ensure radiator hoses are not restricted. (Internal diameter).
6. and so on..
Doc
I said they have not made radiators from brass since the model T, the tanks are mostly steel or copper and have been for many years, the frame are steel , , the core tubes are copper and that is where the heat transfer takes place mostly, Alloy rads use tubes much larger than copper cores to equal the transfer of heat of a trad radiator, nothing wrong with that, it works and ends up lighter but they are more expensive to buy and are dearer to service when something does go wrong ,if they can be serviced, a lot of the time its cheaper to get a new one. I am glad you are happy with yours and for a race car they are great but for a street car the tradional replacement of a core or a complete new rad is a much better option
As for all the rest I could not agree more, and as a Automotive Engineer I could not agree more that to many problems are blamed on the radiator when they are caused by many other problems
Jon
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Roundies and Clubbies(except vans) are both ugly that is why I have Midas and a van
1293 Mini Midas Bronze,1275 Clubman van
I have owned a couple of Rad shops
