[Healeys] Heater query

[Curtis Arndt]

Regarding ProAlloy, I just checked their website and not only have their
prices increased, but the dollar to pound rate is not as good as it was
when I purchased mine. Still, a better product for less money.

On Thu, Jul 13, 2023 at 11:24 AM Curtis Arndt <cnaarndt at gmail.com> wrote:

> Leonard
>
> I recently purchased a very high quality semi-custom aluminum Radiator
> from ProAlloy in England. At the time, the US dollar rate to the British
> Pound was at an all time low of $1.07 to £1.00, so the radiator delivered
> to SoCal was just under $900 USD.
>
> Compare the quality of the welding to the crap offered by Moss, AH Spares
> etc... let alone a price that is double what I paid. The welding from
> others used looks like it was done by a HS shop student on Meth!
>
> 30% more cooling than a stock brass radiator. OUTSTANDING customer service
> and fast shipping [shipping alone was £147 and the price was still under
> $900 USD delivered!] Additionally, they retapped the drain valve for a
> proper reproduction one that Moss currently offers [one that I sent them].
> Their standard brass drain is a Sprite screw type that uses a BSPT thread
> [tapered] versus a BSPP thread [parallel] as per original, see the three
> attached photos.
>
> Austin Healey 100-4 Radiator - Pro Alloy
> <https://www.proalloy.co.uk/products/austin-healey-100-4-radiator>
>
> Austin Healey 3000 Radiator - Pro Alloy
> <https://www.proalloy.co.uk/products/austin-healey-3000-radiator>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Curt Arndt
> Carlsbad, CA
> '55 BN1, '60 AN5 :{)
>
> [image: IMG_20230103_131233_050.jpg]
> [image: IMG_20230103_130922_359.jpg]
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>
>
> On Thu, Jul 13, 2023 at 7:59 AM Leonard Berkowitz via Healeys <
> healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>> I do not have any experience with aluminum radiators but I have tried oil
>> coolers, "Texas fans", and electric fans. I finally had my original recored
>> with a core that has extra rows. The upper tank is original but the lower
>> is thicker, which made installation a little challenging. The radiator has
>> been in for at least 15-20 years.  I have driven under almost every
>> condition- very hot ambient temps, high speed (80-90MPH) traffic etc. and
>> the engine temps stay where they should be.  Strongly recommend this
>> option, especially since it almost impossible to distinguish my radiator
>> from the stock original and it has worked to perfection.
>> Len B
>> ------------------------------
>> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of
>> warthodson--- via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 11, 2023 9:49 AM
>> *To:* healeys at autox.team.net <healeys at autox.team.net>; BJ8Healeys <
>> sbyers at ec.rr.com>
>> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Heater query
>>
>> My 100 radiator is in need of some rehabilitation. It either needs to be
>> boiled out, which would not replace some of the damaged fins, or re-cored.
>> I am leaning toward re-coring but that would be more expensive, which leads
>> to the aluminum option.
>> Besides price what are the pros vs. cons of these options? Does anyone
>> know if re-cored 100 radiator is more efficient than an aluminum radiator?
>> Gary H
>>
>> On Monday, July 10, 2023 at 09:02:21 PM CDT, BJ8Healeys via Healeys <
>> healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>> I live in the sunny South (90° F and 90% relative humidity today) and I
>> used to refer to my BJ8’s heater as the “auxiliary engine cooler”; but I no
>> longer have to use  it that way since I had a modern core installed in the
>> radiator and added a 190° sleeved thermostat that I bought from Kees.
>>
>>
>>
>> Steve Byers
>>
>> HBJ8L/36666
>>
>> BJ8 Registry
>>
>> AHCA Delegate at Large
>>
>> Havelock, NC  USA
>>
>>
>>
>>
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