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Here is a picture of the Ford fitting attach
area. Note the strap to hold the stack together. Also not the 1/8 thick plate
that the fitting is attached to. Looks like this may have been a fix for a
design problem with the other cores.
Hi Monty,
I wonder about the wisdom of trying to restrain the
cores from being able to expand. I installed a radiator that came
with dire warnings against rigidly mounting it. They said it had
to be allowed to expand and contract with temp changes, and if you mounted
it rigidly, it would fail in short
order.
I realize the strap in the photo is stock, and perhaps
if you keep the same type material (aluminum, steel, etc), and subject it to the
same temps, then it will expand and contract along with the core. I just
don't think it would be wise to try to beef up a core, without knowing what new
stresses it might cause.
Cheers,
Rusty
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