Date:         Tue, 22 Aug 2006 23:38:41 -0700
Reply-To:     Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
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From:         Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
Subject:      Re: Behr Radiators
Comments: To: Kim Springer <kimspringer@RCN.COM>
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Thermostat determines the minimum temp, not the radiator.

I think.

Mike

On 8/22/06 11:13 PM, "Kim Springer" <kimspringer@RCN.COM> wrote:

> Volks,
>
> Has anyone installed a Behr radiator as sold on ebay and having an issue with
> the interior cabin heater not heating up to the normal, hot, temp?
>
> I am considering replacing mine and have been warned that the aluminum Behr
> cools so well that the water temp doesn't get high enough to do the interior
> heating properly (as hot as stock).
>
> I'm looking for any feedback on the issue, if anyone has had this experience.
>
> Isn't the stock rad a copper or brass?  Are these Behr rads South African
> where they are running a 5 banger in a hotter climate?  Is the 190 degrees (or
> so) (thermostatically controlled) a high enough temp that this would heat the
> interior the normal hot temp?  Could the source have a thermostat that is
> stuck wide open or a heater valve that wasn't opening completely? Am I making
> any sense?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kim Springer
> 2WD '89 Tristar White.
>
>