Re: Removing the Radiator on 1935 Eight

Posted by jfrom@kanter On 2015/3/17 11:06:15

One thing that definitely needs to be carefully examined is the water jacket side plate.It is hard to see in the picture that O_D supplied but the side plate has a inner plate that is welded in place that has multiple holes going down it. The coolant goes in the front and then is distributed down the line through the holes. It acts as a early type of water distribution tube per se. Many times this plate rots off and disintegrates leaving only the outer plate and no way for the water flow to be controlled. Here is a photo that I found on the AACA forum that better shows what it looks like.

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