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Re: Radiator Stuff

To: "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>, "David Christman" <dpc@ai.mit.edu>, <spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>
Subject: Re: Radiator Stuff
From: "Larry and Sandi Miller" <millerls@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Dec 1998 21:03:26 -0800
Reply-to: "Larry and Sandi Miller" <millerls@msn.com>
Sender: owner-spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
That's what everybody tells me but it will not work on mine.

Larry

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Gigante <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>
To: Larry and Sandi Miller <millerls@msn.com>; David Christman
<dpc@ai.mit.edu>; spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, December 08, 1998 8:37 PM
Subject: Re: Radiator Stuff


>I have a crossflow in my rally bugeye. It does fit. I didn't do the fitting
>but look at it, there doesn't seem to be anything obvious that has changed.
>
>Mike
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Larry and Sandi Miller <millerls@msn.com>
>To: David Christman <dpc@ai.mit.edu>; spridgets@autox.team.net
><spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Date: Tuesday, December 08, 1998 7:56 PM
>Subject: Re: Radiator Stuff
>
>
>>A downflow measured at the cap is about 19". A crossflow measured at the
>>upper back of the shroud is about 16". Both are about 16 1/2' wide at the
>>mounting flange.
>>
>>Installed in the car, a crossflow sits about 1' higher at the front than
>the
>>downflow does. This is measured from the ground to the top of the bolt
>>through the top of the shroud into the radiator.
>>
>>The crossflow will not fit in either of my Bugeyes. The bonnet hits the
top
>>of the radiator and will not close.
>>
>>Based on the  numbers, yes it would fit. But based on my experience with
>the
>>crossflow it would depend on other things involved in the mounting.
>>
>>Larry
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: David Christman <dpc@ai.mit.edu>
>>To: spridgets@Autox.Team.Net <spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>
>>Date: Tuesday, December 08, 1998 6:33 PM
>>Subject: Re: Radiator Stuff
>>
>>
>>>I just measured the radiator from a 90 Suzuki Swift 1.3L 4-cyl.  It
>>>was 18" high (very bottom to top of cap) and 14" wide.  Would this
>>>fit in spridget?  Mine is packed away for the winter.
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>




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