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Date:         Wed, 22 Feb 2023 18:12:55 -0700
Reply-To:     LarsP <olgreywoof@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         LarsP <olgreywoof@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Radiator disappointment
Comments: To: Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <CAFdLW6n7MqT3KpPHBG4XBZ7x4LUaT14bKR7os9iR4VyOUKP7=g@mail.gmail.com>
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<html xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style><!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {mso-style-priority:99; color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only;} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Well, just to throw a variation into the history …</p><p class=MsoNormal>Seems I have a hybrid of what Dennis described.  The Behr/Hella radiator I installed three years ago (but bought maybe ten years ago) was marked ‘Service’ but was made in South Africa, not China.  I have not been inside to know round or oval tubes – can this be determined from outside?</p><p class=MsoNormal>See photos: <a href="https://1drv.ms/u/s!Ag0DyVeyF6ELf1INdL7ydq1i408?e=qjgCIG">https://1drv.ms/u/s!Ag0DyVeyF6ELf1INdL7ydq1i408?e=qjgCIG</a></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:dn92610@gmail.com">Dan N</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Wednesday, February 22, 2023 5:23 PM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com">vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: Radiator disappointment</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>According to Dennis..</p><p class=MsoNormal>*&quot;Behr &quot;Service&quot; units were actually made in China and all the ones I have</p><p class=MsoNormal>seen had a different core design, round tubes instead of the oval tubes.</p><p class=MsoNormal>Similar to what was used in many early water cooled VWs.  This roundtube</p><p class=MsoNormal>core radiator has noticeably less cooling capacity especially when using</p><p class=MsoNormal>air conditioning. I have one in Fun Bus and it just doesn’t work well in</p><p class=MsoNormal>hot weather with AC.&quot;*</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>and I totally agree with this..</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I had my radiator replaced on my tintop Syncro - before the temp needle</p><p class=MsoNormal>sits under the LED light, after replacing it with the round core it sits on</p><p class=MsoNormal>top of the led LED light. No overheating but annoying.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div></body></html>


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