Tony,
In the early 60's I went to the Palm Springs Road Races, and stopped by
a Concours. There was a very pretty Jag XK 120, like I had owned, with
the hood up. A great deal of time and effort went into making the
engine compartment like a jewel box.
He had even stripped the black paint off the radiator, and polished the
tanks. I was beautiful.
However, there is a reason that manufacturers use a black finish on hot
surfaces. That is "thermal radiative emissivity". The Jag was designed
for the cool weather of England, in those days, and had a bad habit of
overheating in our climate. That's why the Jag owner complained of
overheating.
It is pretty, but not helpful.
A magnet tells me my expansion tank is brass, and the straps are steel.
Steve
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Steve Laifman
Editor - TigersUnited.com
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Tony Somebody wrote:
> Ive mentioned this previously but its worth repeatining in my opinion. Prior
>to repainting or reworking the expansion tank, you might want to check to see
>what material was used in its build. I have a few tanks but one is brass. It
>is work and it isnt as prety as chrom BUT when I polish it up, it looks really
>good onder the hood- much better than paint. Again, not all are brass and it
>does require some brasson and elbow grease. Im curious IF other owners have
>brass tanks too or if they even know???
> TtT
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