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Old 04-28-2013, 09:03 PM   #11
Rock Hornbuckle
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Default Re: Radiator cleaning

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Originally Posted by ursus View Post
Note that the Model A does not have a pressurized cooling system! By the time that radiator shop has pressure tested your radiator it may well have a lot of leaks that weren't there before. Then they will sell you on a recoring job for several hundred bucks and install the top an bottom tanks incorrectly so the radiator shell doesn't fit right, etc. etc.
I agree, most shops might do just that.

I have had mine pressure tested to 15 .lbs with no leaks. But, the shop is owned by a long time friend of over 40 years. I know the A was designed without a pressurized cooling system, but that doesn't mean you must keep it that way. Water boils at a higher temperature under pressure, therefor making the cooling sytem more efficient.
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