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secondchance · 07-09-2011

Well, I blew out one radiator about 6 years ago and I suspect 160 thermostst I was running and at high RPM restriction resulted in pressure build up in the rad - that's my theory.

As for the thicker radiator, there was a discussion in the other forum a few years back. Thought was that in a stop and go traffic, being a bottom breather, fans arn't able to pull sufficient air through the AC condensor and the rad. Thicker rad could make this situation worse.

07-09-2011	#15
secondchance Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: McLean, VA Posts: 3,738	Re: Thermostat question Well, I blew out one radiator about 6 years ago and I suspect 160 thermostst I was running and at high RPM restriction resulted in pressure build up in the rad - that's my theory. As for the thicker radiator, there was a discussion in the other forum a few years back. Thought was that in a stop and go traffic, being a bottom breather, fans arn't able to pull sufficient air through the AC condensor and the rad. Thicker rad could make this situation worse.