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Originally Posted by masterfabr\";p=\"
It only takes once.Safety is always more important than any other factor.Along the lines of "never had a problem",I've never had a problem with a lot of radiators but I have had failures also.The first time you get hot water spewing over you let me know how it feels.Just because you've got away with it so far IMO is bad logic.There will never be a radiator in that position on anything I build.Just because others do it (and get away with it)means nothing.IMOThe trouble is that on these smaller cars your options are limited on where to put it.High and in good airflow or tucked in low and the need to duct air to it.Pick your poison.  |
It's not like the hoses are right next to your head. *If you think mounting your radiator a couple feet farther back and down is gonna prevent hot radiator fluid from spewing all over you IF a hose breaks your wrong. *If a hose lets loose, it turns into a snake and hot water would be in a circle all around your car (including inside it) no matter where you put it. *I run some really good barbs on my fitting with hose clamps. After the hose is pressed on those barbs, I have to use a razor blade to cut them off everytime. I use hose clamps for an even more secure fit. *I'm not going by the, everyone else does it so I will too logic, I said that because someone mentioned it looked like an after thought *and it's a common practice. *In my experience, ducts and low mounted radiators just don't work good, I had mine overheat on cool nights in the dunes and the fan was alwyas running, even with the large radiator and highflow fan. *The fan hardly ran at all Sun in the day heat. *You said you were having overheating issues, I bet if you moved your radiator that would take care of it. I will *mount mine high so they get proper airflow....