very good Ron...... LOL As a side note: this is why I try to keep as much as I can to a completely stock original vehicle. Any change must be tested.... now look at what these bone heads are doing with Subaru engine swaps???? Eric >"I am not a metallurgist, nor do I play one on TV. I suggest that we >convene a board of scientists to test the long term effects of various >radiator materials on the Vanagon cooling system at various climates. We >will need about five years of time, $100,000, and several donor Vanagons >in identical condition to use as test subjects. Of course, while we are >waiting to learn the crucial results of this detailed analysis, >everyone's Vanagon will have blown up due to driving it in the meantime >on a bad radiator, rendering the point moot. :-) " > >Alternatively, we can simply consider that both VW themselves and others >have been selling the South African radiators in the U.S. for years, and >with thousands in use no reports have surfaced indicating any difference >in long-term reliability or impact on the Vanagon cooling system, versus >the German radiator. So if there is any real-world difference it would >seem to be minimal. What's more, either is far superior to the 15 year >old used one in poor condition that it is replacing. Of course, the >"I-don't-buy-anything-that-isn't-German" people among us can simply buy >the German one for $50 more, so nobody's left out. > >Besides, if Vanagon radiators were that climate-specific, we'd have >needed multiple part numbers just for the U.S. alone. After all, the >climates in Alabama and in North Dakota are not exactly the same. > >- Ron Salmon > The Bus Depot, Inc. > www.busdepot.com > (215) 234-VWVW > >_____________________________________________ >Toll-Free for Orders by PART # : 1-866-BUS-DEPOT > > > > |
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