Reply to "Fluidyne radiator plumbing??"

Hey John,

the radiator hose connections actually are called nipples, I didn't name them! ha, ha, ha

David, 2 reasons the fluidyne improved cooling, first a porous rock would cool better than a 20 year old Italian radiator, second, the Fluidyne restricts water flow less (better core design).

I still don't have access to Carrol Smith's book, I remembered I loaned mine out a few years back, hmmmmm, think I'll ever see it again? I may have to drop by Barnes & Noble, gotta have Mr Smith's books on my shelf. And Smokey's too.

Personally I don't like the two pass radiator design anyway. But if your cooling is improved as is, I'm good with that! I'm sure running water through it backwards is not the end of the world, if indeed that's what you're doing.

On the subject of experts, a Pantera vendor I respect very much sells the wrong thermostats (Windsor style) for the Cleveland. Everybody is wrong every once in a while! Even yours truly. Being wrong does not mean somebody is any less an expert, or deserves our respect any less. Just means they put their pants on one leg at a time, like the rest of us.

your friend on the DTBB