Mystery Radiator

[Pedr]

Eric, Mate.....don't believe what anyone else tells you ( Except maybe Tony ....sometimes! hehehe )....that is a genuine carrier radiator for an Aussie LP2/2a.

The number one tell tale is that the bottom outlets ( without drain taps ) are LOWER than the bottom tank. Blitz radiators are halfway below the bottom tank and half protruding from the back of the tank. Early truck radiators come straight out of the back of the bottom tank.

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.

You are also missing the clamps for the choke and throttle cables.

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.

Pedr

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