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johnfcliff(at)googlemail.
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Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 5:54 am Post subject: Radiator

I am trying to fit the (water) radiator to the cooling duct [XS engine 

kit], but the radiator is not as wide as the duct.  If placed to one 

side of the duct there is a gap of about an inch at the other side.  The 

manuual says to attach the radiator to the side plates with short AN3 

bolts (and -4 nuts !), which clearly will not work.



Am I missing something here, are they all like that, do I have the right 

radiator (it in unmarked but about 315mm wide, just over 12"), or what ?



John Cliff

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r.collings(at)onetel.net
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Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 1:02 pm Post subject: Radiator

Hi John

I also found the duct to be wider than the rad so I made up 2 distance piece 

plates out of commercial aluminium and mounted one each side on the outside 

of the rads mounting brackets, I then drilled through the lot to fit fixing 

bolts.

Good luck Richard

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Sent: Friday, May 06, 2011 2:51 PM

Subject: Radiator

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 I am trying to fit the (water) radiator to the cooling duct [XS engine 

 kit], but the radiator is not as wide as the duct.  If placed to one side 

 of the duct there is a gap of about an inch at the other side.  The 

 manuual says to attach the radiator to the side plates with short AN3 

 bolts (and -4 nuts !), which clearly will not work.



 Am I missing something here, are they all like that, do I have the right 

 radiator (it in unmarked but about 315mm wide, just over 12"), or what ?



 John Cliff

 #0259

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rlborger(at)mac.com
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Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 2:04 pm Post subject: Radiator

John,



Same on my engine installation.  I made up 4 spacers of the appropriate size to center the radiator in the duct  from aluminum tubing and used anchor nuts on the inner surfaces of the flange on the radiator to catch the AN3 bolts needed to hold every thing in place.   I also used silicone baffle material to close the gaps on the sides and make sure the airflow goes through the radiator and not around it.



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On May 6, 2011, at 8:51, John Cliff wrote:



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 I am trying to fit the (water) radiator to the cooling duct [XS engine kit], but the radiator is not as wide as the duct.  If placed to one side of the duct there is a gap of about an inch at the other side.  The manuual says to attach the radiator to the side plates with short AN3 bolts (and -4 nuts !), which clearly will not work.

 

 Am I missing something here, are they all like that, do I have the right radiator (it in unmarked but about 315mm wide, just over 12"), or what ?

 

 John Cliff

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