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Jan 07, 2009 6:42 pm
Jan 07, 2009 6:42 pm
Subject: Re: automatic radiator slats
Many thaks for your interest and replies.
On my radiator the device for opening the slats is to the front of the car. So after removal of radiator and mask, I fit took off the mask, the vertical slats staying attached to the radiator. Removing the slats was not a very easy operation, but I guess a 'Kinderspiel' (children's play) compared to refitting them. On my car the system worked, apart from one single slat which was not connected. The car had a tendency to boil when driven up a hill. However the engine had a lot of old thick oil in it, almost like tar, and the camshaft had two lobes nearly round. The engine is completely rebuilt now, but a good cleaning of the radiator would not be a bad thing either before refitting, I thought.
Kindest regards,
Jean-Marie
Many thaks for your interest and replies.
On my radiator the device for opening the slats is to the front of the car. So after removal of radiator and mask, I fit took off the mask, the vertical slats staying attached to the radiator. Removing the slats was not a very easy operation, but I guess a 'Kinderspiel' (children's play) compared to refitting them. On my car the system worked, apart from one single slat which was not connected. The car had a tendency to boil when driven up a hill. However the engine had a lot of old thick oil in it, almost like tar, and the camshaft had two lobes nearly round. The engine is completely rebuilt now, but a good cleaning of the radiator would not be a bad thing either before refitting, I thought.
Kindest regards,
Jean-Marie