Re: Oil pressure problems, maybe.

Posted by Craig Hendrickson On 2016/9/12 18:38:14

Got it on Friday and checked it today. The bolt hole C-C is slightly more than the Packard, but could easily be elongated to work. It uses an O-ring to seal, not a gasket.

The issue with a stock radiator top pipe location is the Rube Goldberg hose+bent pipe you would have to use to connect the two, but it could be done. On my Panther, I will have a custom made radiator and I can put the top pipe anywhere I want. Since I want to use this T-stat housing as I plan a set of backup mech gauges, I'll have the radiator made with the top pipe on the far Passenger side, then it will be "cake" to connect the two. I will also get the alum rad built as a cross-flow, not like the stock down-flow.

One more thing, I am modifying the P-side radiator brace and widening the opening by about 3". This is primarily because of the width of the A/C condenser I will use, not a radiator issue per se, but going to cross-flow would mean that the tanks are on the side, not top & bottom, which would result in less cooling width except that widening the brace will compensate.

Craig