Joel Adams
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"Money can't buy happiness -- but somehow it's more comforting to cry in a CORVETTE than in a Kia"
Joel Adams
C3VR Lifetime Member #56
My Link
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"Money can't buy happiness -- but somehow it's more comforting to cry in a CORVETTE than in a Kia"
Here is some more info I found hopefully someone can add it all up and fill in some gaps
RADIATOR: There are two types in Corvettes – the stacked-plate aluminum
be repaired or re-cored using the original side tanks, and they’re also less expensive to replace.
EXPANSION TANK: Conventional copper/brass radiators with fill openings have side tanks that serve as reservoirs to accommodate coolant expansion; that’s why the “Full Cold” mark is several inches below the filler neck – to allow for expansion of hot coolant. The Harrison stacked plate aluminum radiator has no side tanks – it’s all core, from end to end, so it needs an external reservoir to provide a fill point and to accommodate coolant expansion. The companion
from the filler neck, and the bottom of the tank has a fitting connected with a tee to the return hose from the heater core to the water pump inlet fitting so the tank is connected to the coolant circulation system and functions as a reservoir. They are trouble-free unless the relatively thin aluminum has been attacked by corrosion (which is why they use a unique RC-26 filler cap with no plain steel exposed to the coolant).
Joel Adams
C3VR Lifetime Member #56
My Link
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"Money can't buy happiness -- but somehow it's more comforting to cry in a CORVETTE than in a Kia"