When racing Inboard Hydroplanes and need to bench test the engines we
just used a 55 gallon drum to receive water and the city water supply to
provide the cool water.
Since the Water Cooled engines have thermostats it looks to be a viable
option ............. and my favorite "cheap".
We seldom used more than 20 gallons on a one hour session with a 266 cid
chevy engine.

Stan Wilder

On Wed, 8 Jan 2003 19:14:24 EST Frank Grunthaner <FrankGRUN@AOL.COM>
writes:
> In a message dated 1/8/03 3:57:17 PM, flub@ADELPHIA.NET writes:
>
> << What will  you do with the cooling system?  I've given this some
> thought
>
> myself. >>
>
> Brad,
>
> My plan was to pull the radiator, fan, reservoir and hoses from an
> Audi 5000
> on my next junkyard cruise. The whole package should run under $35.
> I'll
> mount the radiator/fan package on a rolling platform. For hoses, I
> intend to
> use vacuum hose from my local Surplus Store. Alternatively, there
> are
> inexpensive heat exchangers (water to water) for the same amount at
> the
> Surplus operation (C & H Surplus in Pasadena, CA) that would
> require
> continuous cold water flow. The heat exchanger would be quieter, but
> the
> radiator system would frighten the neighbors, so the issue is
> undecided. I'll
> check C & H before I hit the junkyard.
>
> BTW, good vacuum hose (about 1 cm thick sidewall, 3.0 cm ID) is more
> than
> adequate for a temporary solution. It will withstand temperatures
> and
> pressures well in excess of those endured by traditional radiator
> hoses and
> the price can't be beat.
>
> Frank Grunthaner
>
>

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