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Jeff is still answering the Emails. I bought a fuel pump from him last
month. Yes, he's a Moss reseller.
CR
On 5/3/2019 8:28 AM, Dan DiBiase via Mgs wrote:
> I think Lbcarco is a Moss reseller, so most of their stuff is a Moss
> product. They sell â??em cheaper.
>
> I wonder if Jeff Zorn is still involved with them. Seems to me he
> retired and he and Jan spend a lot of time cruising these days....
>
> Dan D
> Central NJ USA
>
> On Thu, May 2, 2019 at 3:24 PM dave via Mgs <mgs@autox.team.net
>
> I was quoted upwards of $400 to recore. Lbcarco has new ones for
> under $300, and there is a guy on ebay out of Knoxville selling
> them for just over $200. Steel/copper of course.
>
> Since my other LBCâ??s also have steel/copper radiators, and
> electric fans, and I do just fine here in Dallas summers, Iâ??m
> thinking thatâ??s the way to go. Iâ??ll take lbcarco products any
> day. Their stuff is great. Iâ??m going to hook up the electric fan
> to the F switch (and a relay). Seems appropriate to me!
>
> *From:*Mgs <mgs-bounces@autox.team.net
> Robinson via Mgs
> *Sent:* Thursday, May 2, 2019 1:11 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [Mgs] mga radiator
>
> Hello Max,
>
> I hoped you used the special heat transferring paint.  There used
> to be one that has something like small chaff in it which was
> meant to improve heat transfer.
>
> Barrie from Barrie
>
> On 5/2/2019 2:01 PM, Max Heim via Mgs wrote:
>
> I was recently quoted $450 to recore a Mk.1 MGB radiator. So
> it has become rather costly. But if you are a stickler for the
> original appearance, and want to insure a perfect fit, I think
> that is how you would want to go.
>
> That said, I wound up with the Moss Motors premium aluminum
> radiator, and it fit fine, and seems to work great. I painted
> it black so it didnâ??t stand out as a foreign object, and canâ??t
> be seen through the grill (this really bugs me when I see it
> on other cars).
>
> --
>
> Max Heim
>
> '66 MGB
>
> On May 2, 2019, at 6:53 AM, David Breneman via Mgs
>
> With what I paid, $100 was a rounding error (and he ended
> up doing
>
> a lot of work for free, because it was a fixed-price job
> and he's a
>
> perfectionist). But it's not the first time I'd heard of
> this problem
>
> with new radiators. A lot of people complain about
> cooling issues
>
> with their MGAs. I've never had a problem, even with
> weather in
>
> the 80s. And if it's hotter than that, I overheat long
> before the
>
> car would.
>
> David Breneman david_breneman@yahoo.com
>
> On Thursday, May 2, 2019, 12:41:14 AM PDT, PaulHunt73
> <paulhunt73@virginmedia.com
>
> Hmmm. With my cynical hat on I'd say that could be a way
> of spending $400
>
> rather than $300.
>
> PaulH.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> > When I got my MGA restored, the mechanic recommended
> rebuilding the
>
> > original radiator rather then buying a replacement,
> because the new ones
>
> > have fewer "tubes" (whatever the actual term is in
> radiator-speak) in them
>
> > than the originals, so there is less surface area for
> cooling.
>
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Jeff is still answering the Emails. I bought a fuel pump from him
last month. Yes, he's a Moss reseller.<br>
<br>
CR<br>
<br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 5/3/2019 8:28 AM, Dan DiBiase via
Mgs wrote:<br>
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<div dir="auto">I think Lbcarco is a Moss reseller, so most of
their stuff is a Moss product. They sell â??em cheaper.</div>
</div>
<div dir="auto"><br>
</div>
<div dir="auto">I wonder if Jeff Zorn is still involved with them.
Seems to me he retired and he and Jan spend a lot of time
cruising these days....</div>
<div dir="auto"><br>
</div>
<div dir="auto">Dan D</div>
<div dir="auto">Central NJ USA</div>
<div><br>
<div class="gmail_quote">
<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, May 2, 2019 at 3:24
PM dave via Mgs <<a href="mailto:mgs@autox.team.net";
moz-do-not-send="true">mgs@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0
.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div bgcolor="white" link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-US">
<div class="m_7304802699162403382WordSection1">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext">I
was quoted upwards of $400 to recore. Lbcarco has
new ones for under $300, and there is a guy on ebay
out of Knoxville selling them for just over $200.Â
Steel/copper of course. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="color:windowtext">Â </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext">Since
my other LBCâ??s also have steel/copper radiators, and
electric fans, and I do just fine here in Dallas
summers, Iâ??m thinking thatâ??s the way to go. Iâ??ll
take lbcarco products any day. Their stuff is
great. Iâ??m going to hook up the electric fan to the
F switch (and a relay). Seems appropriate to
me!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="color:windowtext">Â </span></p>
<div>
<div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1
1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span
style="color:windowtext"> Mgs <<a
href="mailto:mgs-bounces@autox.team.net";
target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">mgs-bounces@autox.team.net</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Barrie Robinson via Mgs<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 2, 2019 1:11 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:mgs@autox.team.net";
target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">mgs@autox.team.net</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Mgs] mga radiator</span></p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Â </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hello
Max,<br>
<br>
I hoped you used the special heat transferring
paint.  There used to be one that has something
like small chaff in it which was meant to improve
heat transfer.<br>
<br>
Barrie from Barrie</span></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">On 5/2/2019 2:01 PM, Max Heim via
Mgs wrote:</p>
</div>
<blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt">
<p class="MsoNormal">I was recently quoted $450 to
recore a Mk.1 MGB radiator. So it has become rather
costly. But if you are a stickler for the original
appearance, and want to insure a perfect fit, I
think that is how you would want to go. </p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Â </p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">That said, I wound up with the
Moss Motors premium aluminum radiator, and it fit
fine, and seems to work great. I painted it black
so it didnâ??t stand out as a foreign object, and
canâ??t be seen through the grill (this really bugs
me when I see it on other cars).</p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Â </p>
</div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt">--</span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt">Max Heim</span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt">'66 MGB</span></p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Â </p>
<div>
<blockquote
style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt">
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">On May 2, 2019, at 6:53
AM, David Breneman via Mgs <<a
href="mailto:mgs@autox.team.net";
target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">mgs@autox.team.net</a>>
wrote:</p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Â </p>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">With
what I paid, $100 was a
rounding error (and he ended
up doing</span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">a
lot of work for free, because
it was a fixed-price job and
he's a</span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">perfectionist).Â
But it's not the first time
I'd heard of this problem</span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">with
new radiators. A lot of
people complain about cooling
issues </span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">with
their MGAs. I've never had a
problem, even with weather in
</span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">the
80s. And if it's hotter than
that, I overheat long before
the</span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">car
would.</span></p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Â </span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Â </span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">David
Breneman <a
href="mailto:david_breneman@yahoo.com";
target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">david_breneman@yahoo.com</a></span></p>
</div>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Â </span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Â </span></p>
</div>
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<div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282a">On
Thursday, May 2, 2019, 12:41:14 AM
PDT, PaulHunt73 <<a
href="mailto:paulhunt73@virginmedia.com";
target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">paulhunt73@virginmedia.com</a>>
wrote: </span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282a">Â </span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282a">Â </span></p>
</div>
<div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282a">Hmmm.Â
With my cynical hat on I'd say
that could be a way of spending
$400 </span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282a">rather
than $300.</span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282a">Â </span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282a">PaulH.</span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282a">Â </span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282a">-----
Original Message ----- </span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282a">>
When I got my MGA restored, the
mechanic recommended rebuilding
the</span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282a">>
original radiator rather then
buying a replacement, because
the new ones</span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282a">>
have fewer "tubes" (whatever the
actual term is in
radiator-speak) in them</span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282a">>
than the originals, so there is
less surface area for cooling.
</span></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282a">Â </span></p>
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