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Steve Staysko · 05-30-2018, 08:16 PM

I saw this photo on the HAMB and I'm curious as to why they would cross the rad hoses?

Pete · 05-30-2018, 08:29 PM

Thousands of weird things have been tried in the past to cool hot running flatheads.
Most didn't work.

lotsagas4u · 05-30-2018, 08:37 PM

Hoses too long?

Tinker · 05-30-2018, 09:09 PM

It was trick. At the car show who else did it. That guy did!

38bill · 05-30-2018, 09:59 PM

Keeps them from flopping around and they look cool??

RalphM · 05-31-2018, 12:17 AM

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Mart · 05-31-2018, 01:33 AM

It's the automotive equivalent of keeping your fingers crossed.

flatford8 · 05-31-2018, 06:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mart

It's the automotive equivalent of keeping your fingers crossed.

This gave me a good laugh!!....I bet more people will try it now..... just to make people ask why!!!.... Mark

chap52 · 05-31-2018, 07:02 AM

Cuz it's cool...look at the proud owner. All he needs is a pack of Luck Strikes rolled up in his sleeve.
Flashbacks!

JSeery · 05-31-2018, 07:07 AM

This way the coolant switches sides of the block each cycle through!

BUBBAS IGNITION · 05-31-2018, 07:15 AM

One of them new "crossflow" radiators......

Tim Ayers · 05-31-2018, 07:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mart

it's the automotive equivalent of keeping your fingers crossed.

lol!

19Fordy · 05-31-2018, 07:43 AM

Would be neat to see the rest of the car.
Chopped with 3/2's looks promising.

Seth Swoboda · 05-31-2018, 08:30 AM

I wonder if they crossed the bottom hoses too?

KiWinUS · 05-31-2018, 11:29 AM

Figure 8 racing

fsacht · 05-31-2018, 05:03 PM

I've replaced many a lower hose and it is a challenge. Sounds like a good idea to make that job easier. Longer hoses top and bottom may require 23quarts of coolant however.

pooch · 06-01-2018, 08:15 AM

I think it has merit.

The block is isolated from each side, and from what I gather , guys with 2 temp gauges show that temps are different on each side, that must prove that the coolant stays on each side mostly, becuase the only place it can mix is in the top and botom tanks, so to plumb it completely to the other side must be a bonus.

Also there is more coolant in the system because of the longer pipes.

keith oh · 06-01-2018, 02:52 PM

That is right pooch, crossing the top hose mixes the water on both sides. My 35 has a temp gauge for each head(side) and they read different, one is a lot hotter than the other.

Graeme / New Zealand · 06-01-2018, 05:54 PM

Kids were skinny in those days too. Not too much fast food, no digital devices to keep them on their arse all day, outside all the time in fresh air (other than a fuming flathead

).
Neat old timey pic.

GB

tubman · 06-01-2018, 06:22 PM

I spent some time going over my '51 with my infrared remote thermometer one day. The right side of the engine ran consistently 8 degrees F cooler than the drivers side. Both sides were in the 170-180 range (I run 180 thermostats). I don't know what causes the difference, but if I had to guess, I would think it may have something to do with the heater being on that side.

05-30-2018, 08:29 PM	#2
Pete Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wa. Posts: 5,407	Re: Flathead Thousands of weird things have been tried in the past to cool hot running flatheads. Most didn't work.

05-30-2018, 08:37 PM	#3
lotsagas4u Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Plainview, Texas Posts: 757	Re: Flathead Hoses too long?

05-30-2018, 09:09 PM	#4
Tinker Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: MN Posts: 7,053	Re: Flathead It was trick. At the car show who else did it. That guy did!

05-30-2018, 09:59 PM	#5
38bill Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,165	Re: Flathead Keeps them from flopping around and they look cool??

05-31-2018, 12:17 AM	#6
RalphM Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: North Pole, Alaska Posts: 2,651	Re: Flathead Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Why not?

05-31-2018, 01:33 AM	#7
Mart Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Solihull, England. Posts: 8,745	Re: Flathead It's the automotive equivalent of keeping your fingers crossed.

05-31-2018, 07:02 AM	#9
chap52 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Marana Arizona Posts: 1,776	Re: Flathead Cuz it's cool...look at the proud owner. All he needs is a pack of Luck Strikes rolled up in his sleeve. Flashbacks!

05-31-2018, 07:07 AM	#10
JSeery Member Emeritus Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Wichita KS Posts: 16,132	Re: Flathead This way the coolant switches sides of the block each cycle through!

05-31-2018, 07:15 AM	#11
BUBBAS IGNITION Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: SPEEDWAY INDIANA Posts: 4,148	Re: Flathead One of them new "crossflow" radiators...... __________________ If it Makes Spark, we do it !!!! www.bubbasignition.com [email protected]

05-31-2018, 07:43 AM	#13
19Fordy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Coral Springs FL Posts: 10,925	Re: Flathead Would be neat to see the rest of the car. Chopped with 3/2's looks promising.

05-31-2018, 08:30 AM	#14
Seth Swoboda Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 3,787	Re: Flathead I wonder if they crossed the bottom hoses too?

05-31-2018, 11:29 AM	#15
KiWinUS Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Charlotte NC KiWi-L100 available here Posts: 2,954	Re: Flathead Figure 8 racing

05-31-2018, 05:03 PM	#16
fsacht Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 30	Re: Flathead I've replaced many a lower hose and it is a challenge. Sounds like a good idea to make that job easier. Longer hoses top and bottom may require 23quarts of coolant however.

06-01-2018, 08:15 AM	#17
pooch Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: South Coast NSW Australia Posts: 2,596	Re: Flathead I think it has merit. The block is isolated from each side, and from what I gather , guys with 2 temp gauges show that temps are different on each side, that must prove that the coolant stays on each side mostly, becuase the only place it can mix is in the top and botom tanks, so to plumb it completely to the other side must be a bonus. Also there is more coolant in the system because of the longer pipes.

06-01-2018, 02:52 PM	#18
keith oh Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Millersport, central ohio Posts: 668	Re: Flathead That is right pooch, crossing the top hose mixes the water on both sides. My 35 has a temp gauge for each head(side) and they read different, one is a lot hotter than the other.

06-01-2018, 05:54 PM	#19
Graeme / New Zealand Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lower Hutt , New Zealand Posts: 2,126	Re: Flathead Kids were skinny in those days too. Not too much fast food, no digital devices to keep them on their arse all day, outside all the time in fresh air (other than a fuming flathead ). Neat old timey pic. GB __________________ "you can't make honey out of dog sh*t" "You're a long time looking at the lid"

06-01-2018, 06:22 PM	#20
tubman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Minnesota, Florida Keys Posts: 10,304	Re: Flathead I spent some time going over my '51 with my infrared remote thermometer one day. The right side of the engine ran consistently 8 degrees F cooler than the drivers side. Both sides were in the 170-180 range (I run 180 thermostats). I don't know what causes the difference, but if I had to guess, I would think it may have something to do with the heater being on that side.