Have them put a drain valve in while its in the shop. Sorry I don't have
a spare rad, but put the valve in anyway, you will never regret it.
Larry
>>>>On 9/2/00 2:20 PM so and so (Allen Hefner) said. (And I quote:)
>ARRRRGH! I was working a bit on the Midget this morning, getting ready for
>an autocross tomorrow. I replaced the engine/frame ground strap that had
>come apart, I installed two urethane bushings on the sway bar, and I put the
>speakers behind the seats into the brackets that came with them (I had used
>Velcro to hold them to the carpet, but they tend to flop around during an
>autocross).
>
>When I jacked the right side up to get to the ground strap bolts, I saw some
>rediator coolant dripping a bit. I thought it was left over from the loose
>clamp on the bypass hose that I tightened last week, but it was on the wrong
>end of the radiator.
>
>I finished my other tasks, topped up the radiator and went for a short spin
>to heat up the engine. (The car runs great!) I looked at the radiator and
>noticed some dampness on the left side. No huge drips or high pressure
>squirting.
>
>I think I will take a gallon of water with me tomorrow and go up to Nazareth
>Speedway for the autocross anyway. If a problem rears its ugly head, I'll
>pull the radiator on Monday and take it to the local radiator shop on
>Tuesday. I hope they can fix it before the list cruise next Saturday!
>(Heck, I hope they can fix it, PERIOD! The radiator for my '77 Midget isn't
>listed in the catalogs anymore.)
>
>Anybody in SE Pennsylvania have an extra radiator for a late Midget 1500?
>
>Allen Hefner
>Philly Region SCCA Rally Steward
>'77 Midget
>'92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport
Larry Macy
78 Midget
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Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.
macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu
System Manager/Administrator
Neuropsychiatry Section
Department of Psychiatry
University of Pennsylvania
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Philadelphia, PA 19104
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