Marcos Maniacs

Hi Dave,

Mark has given a good description of the radiator fitted to the 3 litre
Volvos, though mine is slightly different. What else is new? Mine doesn't
have any slope to clear the hood and I suspect it's positioned lower than
other cars, but the dimensions are probably the same. Certainly there is
ample clearance from the hood. The bottom sits on a metal platform which is
lower than the other transverse chassis members. If you look closely at the
photo of my car on the website, you can see the bottom of the rad. Looking
under the car from the front, you can see quite a large portion of the
radiator sticking down and its the one thing that detracts from the car's
good looks. I've often thought about building a fiberglass shroud to
disguise it but it's never been a priority. Mine also didn't come with a
shroud. As Mark said, the radiator is like a big tank, with the pressure cap
on a separate tank made from what appears to be a piece of metal pipe about
4" in diameter and about 9" long with round plates welded on the ends. 

The radiator is so big that I've rarely had any problems from overheating,
except when stuck in heavy traffic on a hot day for long periods of time. I
have an electric fan fitted and the only time it comes on is when I'm stuck
in heavy traffic. I recall someone telling me that it was a modified Jaguar
rad though I haven't a clue about the model of car it's from. Your best bet
is to call Rory McMath in England. He'll be able to tell you anything you
need to know off the top of his head.

By the way, the V6 Fords had a completely different setup from the Volvos.
The rads were much smaller and, on the few V6's I've seen, they sloped
backwards because they were relatively tall and were fitted behind the front
crossmember in the engine bay. The rad for the Volvos was positioned so far
forward because the engine is quite long as opposed to the V6, which is more
compact.

Regards,

Paul Dransfield
3 litre Volvo

-----Original Message-----
From: dbarton62 [mailto:dbarton62@...]
Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 5:26 PM
To: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [MarcosManiacs] What radiator??


Hey Group ,
         On the subject of rads , my car did not have a rad when I 
bought it... what did the straight 6 Volvo's and V6 Fords use for a 
rad.
It will give me some idea of size and capacity I need.
                      Dave #5577



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