[Spridgets] Radiators

Larry & Sandi Miller millerls at ado13.com
Wed Apr 15 12:54:00 MDT 2009


Thanks again Kirk. I used one of the cams from that engine to replace the 
one that broke while at Loto so it already saved me a bunch.

Larry

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kirk Hargreaves" <khargreaves2 at gmail.com>
To: <spridgets at autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 11:35 AM
Subject: [Spridgets] Radiators


> My '59 was running HOT - 220 +. . . and that with a clean radiator.  I 
> could
> never figure it out.  But this is in 100 degree days up here in the summer
> time.
>
> My son had a 16 valve Suzuki Swift sitting on the side of the house.  I 
> gave
> the car to Larry Miller (list member) as Larry is the guy who already 
> built
> the "Bugzuki."  I think the engine will supply him another "Zuki" engine 
> for
> another similar project.
>
> I took the radiator out and found that it is pretty much identical to a 
> Geo
> Metro unit.  I installed it in my Bugeye with the original electric fan
> connected to a thermostat to tell the fan when to turn on and off.
>
> With a blanking sleeve, my car now runs too cool. . . 160 to 170 max, even
> while sitting at hot summer stop lights.
>
> I could not be happier with the performance of this radiator.   The funny
> thing is that the "Metro" radiator is one row thinner than the Brit 
> design?
>  Yet the thing has taken care of my over heating problems.
>
> I also checked the temp directly off the radiator with a remote heat
> sensor.  Just runs cool (too cool, I nead to throw a thermostat back in) 
> all
> the time.
>
> Kirk


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