[TR] TR3 Aluminum Radiators

[Frank Fisher]

and i stand by my earlier suggestion that the key to keeping cool is moving
lots of air through the radiator. copper or aluminum.
big electric fans, cant
beat em!
Frank

From: Randall <tr3driver at ca.rr.com>
To:
triumphs at autox.team.net 
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 10:49 AM
Subject: Re:
[TR] TR3 Aluminum Radiators

> Do you have a pure copper radiator with pure
copper rods?

Probably not, although I didn't submit it for quantitative
analysis.

But I'll bet you don't have a pure aluminum radiator, either. 
Aluminum is
pretty much always alloyed with things like silicon and iron.

>
Aluminum radiators do last longer with with a sacrificial zinc rod, anti 
>
freeze formulated for aluminum & distilled water.

So does copper.  You forgot
to mention having to keep the antifreeze and
sacrificial anode changed on
schedule, not parking it in a barn and
forgetting about it.

-- Randall 

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