Subject	I've seen it happen a few times to different upgraded
Posted by	Russell@Z1 on October 10, 2011 at 8:20 PM
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In Reply To	Anyone have this happen to their Howe radiator? posted by KongZTT GT28RS MD on October 10, 2011 at 06:43 PM
Message	radiators including Koyo. It caused by too much pressure in the cooling system - usually a result of serious overheating with a high pressure or defective cap. Each flue balloons out a little resulting in the entire raditor bowing out like that. Doesn't mean it's neccessarily ruined although fitment is sometimes challenging. Russell Floyd Z1 Motorsports www.300zx.com 1990+ Nissan Z specialists Used Parts, New parts, Service/Repair and Performance Z1 Motorsports Exclusive Parts Line 2877 Carrollton Villa Rica Hwy Carrollton, Ga 30116 770-838-7777 770-832-9253 (fax)
Follow Ups	Anyone have this happen to their Howe radiator? - KongZTT GT28RS MD 18:43:31 10/10/11 Could it be due to using just water? (n/m) - Z32TT-R 18:55:21 10/10/11 Electric fan? (n/m) - BoneZ (MD) 19:34:05 10/10/11 Could haved stretched it fitting too large of one on, now - Red Hawk (CO) 19:51:52 10/10/11 That happened to my mishimoto. - spdrmn15 20:12:42 10/10/11 lol, beat me to it. (n/m) - zgene4 20:15:38 10/10/11 You really are getting slower. - spdrmn15 20:30:20 10/10/11 I've seen it happen a few times to different upgraded - Russell@Z1 20:20:10 10/10/11 Not "ruined, but definitely more likely to fail later. - CoHPhasor 22:39:18 10/10/11 all the more reason to stay the hell away from high pressure - aliaZ 01:32:43 10/11/11 amen (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 01:43:20 10/11/11 Don, you may have answered this before, but... - ZXoltan 06:43:48 10/11/11 a properly functioning cooling system doesn't need - aliaZ 07:40:50 10/11/11 How is a higher pressure cap detremental - BoneZ (MD) 21:52:45 10/11/11 higher system pressures result - aliaZ 04:46:01 10/12/11 Good enough for me. (n/m) - BoneZ (MD) 10:36:10 10/12/11 Re: Anyone have this happen to their Howe radiator? - CmyZ 08:49:11 10/11/11
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