WTB; upper radiator to engine pipe

lukek · Post by **lukek** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 4:50 pm

Just by miracle....does anyone have the upper radiator to engine pipe? I am told by a gury that they all rust out, so this is a long shot, and mine is fixable, but NOS item would be way better, or even a good used one.
Pic here
http://lukekowalski.tripod.com/pipe.jpg

enio45 · Post by **enio45** » Fri Sep 03, 2004 6:49 am

I think if you have yours off the car, Paul Lenard on this site can have a new one made in italy............

i think his site name is Leo?? Let me know if you need the hm number?

lukek · Post by **lukek** » Fri Sep 03, 2004 12:36 pm

PM me the number, please !
BTW, I looked at Tom's notes on the site about paining the radiator. He states not to paint it too thick, and to use semi-gloss black.
Off I go to my local Auto Zone. Seemed easy. But...right there on the shelf they had semi-gloss and semi-flat blacks. Are those exactly the same? Is semi-flat flatter than semi-gloss? It was like a Seinfeld episode. I bought both and semi-gloss seemed closer...

thx
luke

Post by **330GT** » Fri Sep 03, 2004 4:51 pm

Eastwood (http://www.eastwood.com/shopping/produc ... d=radiator) has a radiator paint that they claim leaves a thin coat that doesn't affect heat transfer. I used it on my 240Z and 330 GT radiators.

lukek · Post by **lukek** » Fri Sep 03, 2004 6:38 pm

i can see it now, my radiator paint melting off and soiling the perfect grass at the next car show.....
Too late now.

Post by **tyang** » Fri Sep 03, 2004 11:53 pm

Hi Luke,

If you're going to have this pipe made up, you may consider ceramic coating it, or something to protect it from corrosion. If you think about it, with an aluminum block and heads, and a brass radiator, that steel pipe becomes the sacrafical annode in the cooling system. Any chemists out there want to confirm this?

Tom

Jim · Post by **Jim** » Sat Sep 04, 2004 2:32 am

As I mentioned in a previous thread, placing a magnesium sacrificial anode in the radiator fill spout should protect the sysem, including brass, aluminum and iron.
Jim

enio45 · Post by **enio45** » Sat Sep 04, 2004 4:35 am

Luk....i email paul leonard to contact you...let me know if there is a delay....i know that he is in the middle to storm coming thru florida...

motob · Post by **motob** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 11:05 pm

Luke,
We have Dennis Etchevary at Norman Racing in Berkeley make those water pipes for us all the time. Email me for his phone number or call me at Patrick Ottis. After the new pipe is made, we have it plated using electroless nickel.

Brian Brown
Patrick Ottis Company
Berkeley,CA
(510) 849-3553

Post by **tyang** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 12:01 am

Hi Brian,

Welcome to the forum! To those who don't know Brian, he will be an asset to this forum!

Tom

Koll · Post by **Koll** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 3:15 am

I have a favorite ceramic coating shop in the Seattle area. They do parts by mail/UPS no prob. Performance Coatings

Here is a couple of pictures (before and after)of a recent cooling system component I had done by them. They said it offers a 50% increased resistance corrosion on aluminum. I took that with a grain of salt - but hey, they do good work for not much money. So far, I've been happy with their stuff.

As Jim also noted, a sacrificial anode would be a smart idea and prevent your valuable parts from becoming the sacrifical anode. (Thanks for the reminder - have to remember to do that myself!)

www.tomyang.net

WTB; upper radiator to engine pipe

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