[urq] Radiator cap-off

[Brandon Rogers]

I'll be using a 4kq lower rad hose I think - one that eliminates that branch 
to the aux rad anyway.  I bought one and it look like it basically matches 
up - the angle of the section that connects to the t-stat housing seems a 
little different...

I just need to cap of the two upper fittings on the rad...

looks like I'll use a copper cap inside a very short section of tubing for 
the big one - suggested by a couple Listers.

thx

Brandon

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Martin Pajak" <Martin at quattro.ca>
To: "Urq List" <urq at audifans.com>; "Ed Kellock" <ekellock at gmail.com>
Cc: <brogers at terrix.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 12:52 PM
Subject: Re: [urq] Radiator cap-off


> Ed,
>
> You can't do that.. it will by pass the coolant basically making the whole 
> purpose of the nice expensive rad obsolete..
> One of our guys has almost overheated his motor by doing that.
>
> You can do that as long as you have a valve or some sort of a blockage in 
> the middle of the loop to prevent the coolant from bypassing the rad BTDT 
> on my '85.
>
> HTH
>
> Martin Pajak
>
> http://www.quattro.ca
>
> 1982 Audi Ur-quattro (50,000 mi) new project
> 1985 Audi Ur-quattro (203,000 km) Euro spec. import mit 3B ;o)
> 1987 Audi 4000s quattro (195,000 km) winter car
>
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: Ed Kellock <ekellock at gmail.com>
> Date:  Thu, 17 Nov 2005 10:52:33 -0700
>
>>I assume you've thought of and are opposed to just looping the two outlets
>>with a single 180-degree curved hose?
>> Ed
>>
>> On 11/17/05, Brandon Rogers <brogers at terrix.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Guys-
>>> I'm going to delete the aux rad with my new alum rad setup and last week
>>> purchased some silicon caps for the two upper fittings. When they 
>>> arrived
>>> they were thinner and more flexible than I hoped. Other than welding 
>>> (which
>>> I really want to avoid - I'd like to be able to re-install aux if need 
>>> be -
>>> if water temps climb this summer while driving slow with A/C) - do you 
>>> have
>>> other suggestions?
>>>
>>> Ideally I'd like a cap made of rad hose material. Fittings are 1" and 
>>> 1/4"
>>> - 5/16"
>>>
>>> Thanks-
>>>
>>> Brandon
>>> '84 ur
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