Reply to "Radiators?"

I always based my decisions, rightly or wrongly, on what Gary Hall would tell me. Gary's gone a while now so what what he said might be dated. He told me he would not sell me a Fluidyne. It was a piece of junk.

Aluminum radiators don't dissipate more heat then brass does. The only benefit to aluminum was to reduce the weight of the car for racing. The Fluidyne had a time clock running on it and would fail and leak within a couple of years. There seems to be supporting evidence to that effect? Sounds like about a 50% failure rate withing 5 years to me?

Compare that to the original radiator, which in my case is still good but the problem for me is that I am listening to everyone else in saying to change it and some of the fine fins have detached themselves from the fluid tubes and are floating. I don't like that.

Gary thought that the Phoenix was the way to go. He admitted that it was a monster size wise but was tested in the summer in Phoenix and the car ran normally? His criteria was that there would be no possibility of under capacity, which I think he achieved?

Wilkinson on the other hand thinks that Halls radiator is a joke. Gross overkill? It is brass and is not light. It is repairable though.

Wilkinson and Hall are certainly good to use as yardsticks and often seem to find themselves at odds? Halls thinking seemed to be in the "ultra Pantera" category, while Wilkinson's in the, what's wrong with the original theory?

Bev Hall doesn't even know what the Phoenix is, they just have their own radiator now to sell? I believe it is the Phoenix since it is 50% greater capacity then original.

Both are in the same price category so that isn't really an issue here.

This is why I asked you guys here about all this. As usual there is a 100% disagreement on the results and it is up to me to determine, based upon all data, which is the best way to go.

It would seem that the vendors opinions are biased upon which product they handle. I suspect that simply is a function of what they can make the most money on? None of them are angles in that sense.

I will say to all that I have received private messages asking for anonymity that the Fluidyne was a mistake. Don't go that way.

To some I suppose, going $600 every couple of years is no big deal and is more then acceptable?

I suppose that there is no perfect unit, at least in the eyes of the beholder?

I thank everyone for their inputs. I am not judgmental on the opinions. I need to decide for myself.