[Mgs] mga radiator

[Charley Robinson]

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 ‘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 at autox.team.net 
> <mailto:mgs at autox.team.net>> wrote:
>
>     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 LBC’s also have steel/copper radiators, and
>     electric fans, and I do just fine here in Dallas summers, I’m
>     thinking that’s the way to go.  I’ll take lbcarco products any
>     day.  Their stuff is great.  I’m going to hook up the electric fan
>     to the F switch (and a relay).  Seems appropriate to me!
>
>     *From:*Mgs <mgs-bounces at autox.team.net
>     <mailto:mgs-bounces at autox.team.net>> *On Behalf Of *Barrie
>     Robinson via Mgs
>     *Sent:* Thursday, May 2, 2019 1:11 PM
>     *To:* mgs at autox.team.net <mailto:mgs at autox.team.net>
>     *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 didn’t stand out as a foreign object, and can’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
>             <mgs at autox.team.net <mailto:mgs at autox.team.net>> wrote:
>
>             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 at yahoo.com
>             <mailto:david_breneman at yahoo.com>
>
>             On Thursday, May 2, 2019, 12:41:14 AM PDT, PaulHunt73
>             <paulhunt73 at virginmedia.com
>             <mailto:paulhunt73 at virginmedia.com>> wrote:
>
>             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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