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Originally posted by Pedr
Another big telltale is the overflow pipe. About three inches from the neck of the radiator there is a brass nipple braised on, and in the case of your radiator it has obviously been bent straight instead of bending back on itself. This is where the overflow pressure valve screws on.
For some unknown reason, many people think these radiators are Blitz Tropical Core Radiators. Most of the true Blitz Tropo Cores that I have seen have a fluted top tank. A long one-piece overflow pipe that runs down the side of the radiator, and bottom outlets that are half-in, half-out of the bottom tank.
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The MCP that I removed this from had a condenser can similar to a Blitz at the end of the overflow pipe. It had a steel jam nut on the steel tank, rusted on solid, so I had to cut the pipe end to remove it.
This top tank has flutes on it, is it a Troppo Core?? ($$!!)
The filler cap is fairly low profile and doesn't have the extension like Eric's. I don't know which version would be "Better", or who/why it might have been done.