John,
Same on my engine installation. I made up 4 spacers of the appropriate size to
center the radiator in the duct from aluminum tubing and used anchor nuts on
the inner surfaces of the flange on the radiator to catch the AN3 bolts needed
to hold every thing in place. I also used silicone baffle material to close
the gaps on the sides and make sure the airflow goes through the radiator and
not around it.
Blue skies and tailwinds,
Bob Borger
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On May 6, 2011, at 8:51, John Cliff wrote:
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> I am trying to fit the (water) radiator to the cooling duct [XS engine kit],
but the radiator is not as wide as the duct. If placed to one side of the duct
there is a gap of about an inch at the other side. The manuual says to attach
the radiator to the side plates with short AN3 bolts (and -4 nuts !), which
clearly will not work.
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> Am I missing something here, are they all like that, do I have the right
> radiator
(it in unmarked but about 315mm wide, just over 12"), or what ?
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> John Cliff
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