Al/Lindley
Junior Member
Hi guys
I just bought a new Brassworks radiator for my 1930 to cure my overheating problems. The radiator is great, looks very nice, but I had an issue with my motometer that I thought I ought to mention it to anyone who has a similar experience. When I put the motometer on the filler neck and tightened it in place, the brass stem on the motometer will come down squarely on top of the end of the fixed overflow tube. Without watching, I put the motometer on and tightened it down in place and unfortunately bent up the motometer. Lesson learned. I called Brassworks, who were very helpful, and they instructed me to bend the overflow tube out of the way. This isn't easy to do since the tube is firmly soldered in place in a "cup" under the filler neck. Guess you have to take a screwdriver and place it inside the overflow tube and move it toward the front bumper. It would probably have been fine with a normal radiator cap, but would be an issue with those who use the temperature motometer.
I just bought a new Brassworks radiator for my 1930 to cure my overheating problems. The radiator is great, looks very nice, but I had an issue with my motometer that I thought I ought to mention it to anyone who has a similar experience. When I put the motometer on the filler neck and tightened it in place, the brass stem on the motometer will come down squarely on top of the end of the fixed overflow tube. Without watching, I put the motometer on and tightened it down in place and unfortunately bent up the motometer. Lesson learned. I called Brassworks, who were very helpful, and they instructed me to bend the overflow tube out of the way. This isn't easy to do since the tube is firmly soldered in place in a "cup" under the filler neck. Guess you have to take a screwdriver and place it inside the overflow tube and move it toward the front bumper. It would probably have been fine with a normal radiator cap, but would be an issue with those who use the temperature motometer.
