George Malaska gave me some additional information on radiators...
4 cores do indeed get blocked easier, but a 3 core with more cooling
area will do a great job, too. I believe that you can get more 'fins'
per inch than normally available on standard radiators... perhaps that
is what was referred to as "Turbo'd"??
P.S. My father and I took a tour of the Web site ... looking VERY good.
Thanks to all involved for their efforts!
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John T. Blair [SMTP:jblair@exis.net]
> Sent: Friday, December 26, 1997 8:04 AM
> To: Bricklin@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: What radiator for a 75 and other qs?
>
> With regards to the radiators there seems to be a LOT of controversey.
> I've talked extensively to Terry Tanner and John Cherba about them
> before
> I redid mine. Then I talked to the radiator shop. Here are the
> results
> of my investigation:
>
> 1. According to many sources, the radiator is from a AMC Matador
> coupe.
> (The radiator shop confirmed that it was indeed an AMC radiator.)
>
> 2. Checking with several aftermarket auto shopes in my area, 2
> different
> chaines had radiators (1 day delivery), AutoZone and Advanced Auto
> Parts. Here starts the real controversy. AutoZone has a 2 row
> core
> for about $140. This one does NOT provide enough cooling!
> Advanced
> offered a 2 core for $170 and a 3 core for $210. The 3 core is
> what
> is in the Brick. originaly.
>
> 3. Terry says there is a 4 core core that can be put into the original
> radiator, and that he has been using them for years with no
> problems.
> John Cherba says they block too easily and are prone to overheating
> because of the blockage. (I guess this may be based on the
> maintenance
> habbits of the owners. I don't know.)
>
> 4. Terry also says there is a special radiator for a "Turbo"ed car.
> And
> that these are better.
>
> 5. When I went to get and estimate on recoring 887's radiator, the
> shop
> told me:
> a. They didn't have or know what a "Turbo" radiator was.
> b. They didn't think a 4 core would fit to the top and bottom
> tanks.
>
> I ended up having mine recored with the 3 core core. It cost me about
> $200.
>
> One other item about the car overheating. I've been told that in many
> cases the problem is the fan clutch. They just aren't working well
> enough, and causes the over heating. So if you are having overheating
> problems, try replacing the fan clutch (about a $25 part).
>
> John
>
>
> John T. Blair WA4OHZ email: jblair@exis.net
> Va. Beach, Va Phone: (757) 495-8229
>
> 48 TR1800 48 #4 Midget 65 Morgan 4/4 Series V
> 75 Bricklin SV1 77 Spitfire
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