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Date:         Tue, 29 Aug 2006 17:23:22 -0700
Reply-To:     Old Volks Home <oldvolkshome@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Old Volks Home <oldvolkshome@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Radiator removal
Comments: To: Bob Mac <BOBMACDOWELL@webtv.net>
In-Reply-To:  <26537-44F4D3FD-2355@storefull-3156.bay.webtv.net>
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But you'll find the aluminum radiator is more efficient expelling/radiating the heat. At least it is on mine.

I also changed the Thermostat at the same time - seems like the wise thing to do, regardless of the vehicle. -- Jim Thompson 84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt" 73 K Ghia Coupe "Denise" 72 411 Station Wagon "Pug" oldvolkshome@gmail.com http://www.oldvolkshome.com ********************************** On 8/29/06, Bob Mac <BOBMACDOWELL@webtv.net> wrote:

> I just bought a new radiator for my 84 westy. Someone posted how to > tell how old the radiator is in my van so i went out and looked. Sure > enough it was the original. Had a date of 1983 on it. I took the old one > out and couldn't believe the difference in weight between them. Sooo i > weighed them. The old 22 lbs, the new 11 lbs. I found it very hard to > believe that their was 11 lbs of dirt in the old one. The old one is > made of copper and the new is of aluminum. Curiosity got the best of me > so i had to operate on the old one. I took both tanks off the old one > and looked for all this dirt. Their was none. Outside of some white > corrosion in the bottom half their was no dirt. I held a light on one > side of the fins and looked thru each fin and saw that light could be > seen thru every fin. Which means nothing was blocked. Outside of a > little oily film, the rad. looked fine. My point being, other than > having the satisfaction of knowing i have a new rad. in my van i changed > it for no other reason. I guess that's the difference between copper and > alum. Just thought i'd throw that out there.


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