there is nothing like adding extra rows to the radiator to reduce the
water temperature.
on some list (XK'S?) i heard of an emergency vehicle radiator.
i am going to try this when i replace my rad in my xk 150 this winter.
it uses five rows wit the same top and bottom.
it is used on emergency vehicles that sit with their engines idling
for long periods of time.
any one else??
ron
I have four rows on my BJ8.
works GREAT! NEVER sees 200.
On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 8:48 PM, Leonard Berkowitz
<drberkowitz@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I installed a Texas cooler several years ago and found it to be quite
helpful.
> I had heard about it on this posting. Soon after installing it I started
to
> read stories of the Texas cooler flexing forward and eventually chewing up
the
> radiator. I did not believe I was having the problem for quite some time
until
> one fine day, when I was changing the antifreeze, I noticed that the back
of
> the radiator was indeed being chewed up. I immediately removed the Texas
> cooler had my radiator re-cored, with two extra rows, and reinstalled the
> original factory fan. My beast rarely goes above 190 now. That includes
> sustained driving at 70-80 mph in 90+ degree weather, which makes it a
> pleasure to drive, since I no longer have to stay glued to the temperature
> gauge.
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