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Spiral Tube Radiator.
Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2019 11:56 am
by Rich Eagle
While looking for some KD info I stumbled across this. I had not seen it before.
Re: Spiral Tube Radiator.
Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2019 12:17 pm
by HPetrino
Interesting item. I wonder why they marketed it as for a TT when, as we all know, if it fit a TT it would fit a regular T. Also interesting is that they marketed a "Type B" for 1917-21 trucks (obviously low radiator models) and a "Type A" for 1913-16 models. Somebody was confused.
Thanks for posting this.
Re: Spiral Tube Radiator.
Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2019 12:42 pm
by perry kete
I would hazard a guess that they singled out trucks in that ad because it was published in "The Commercial Motor" magazine
Re: Spiral Tube Radiator.
Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2019 1:11 pm
by Adam
I bet the aluminum tanks all corroded out in a couple years and there are none left!
Re: Spiral Tube Radiator.
Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2019 2:51 pm
by otrcman
"All Parts Machined to Jigs and Interchangeable"
In England ? You gotta be kidding me. They should have sold the concept to Rolls Royce !
Re: Spiral Tube Radiator.
Posted: Thu Dec 19, 2019 12:28 pm
by Tiger Tim
hpetrino wrote: ↑Wed Dec 18, 2019 12:17 pm
I wonder why they marketed it as for a TT
It’s a quiet way to admit it’s ugly.
Re: Spiral Tube Radiator.
Posted: Thu Dec 19, 2019 6:49 pm
by Susanne
1913-1916 are the flat sided radiators, 1917+ are the rounded-side radiators.
They remind me of something from the front of a tractor. It IS a nifty idea, tho... if the tubes had rubber o ring seals,to and the tank was also sealed to the top of the able to be removed or installed not with a soldering iron but by removing bolts to separate it from the bottom half... You take the tank off, pull the bad tubes out, put the new ones in, ake sure the rubber gasket for the tank is still good, and reattach the top tank.