I have seen those zippy ties make radiators leak.  On guy that came to my
place had this happen and we had to repair his radiator.  When i attatch
the fans, I make a small angle bracket and screw them into the top and
bottom plates of the radiator that way there is no possible way for the fan
to rub against the core and make it leak.  I use 3 or 4 screws on the top
and bottom.  Just a short 1/2 inch # 6 machine screw works fine.

Dave "Done it several times" D

At 07:43 PM 12/31/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Cal and others,
>Thought I'd join the P2K club and drop a line on my latest task at
>hand.I need a little advice as well.
>I've assembled all the parts to upgrade the 27,make that 28 year old
>stock cooling system.I gave in and decided to go with the laydown rad
>with dual sucker fans.
>I remember a concern Mike D.had awhile back with no support for the fans
>on the bottom of the rad.
>My dual fan kit(Flex-a-lite,Summit) came with some useless plastic
>brkts.and the thru the core zippy tye things.
>I'm not crazy about spearing my brand new $600 rad(PrecisionProFormance)
>with the zippy things and question possible damage to the core tubes
>after miles of vibration and the weight of the fans supported by these
>things.Seems to me they could eventually work their way down onto the
>tubes causing damage down the road so to speak.
>Am I worried over nothing?Should I look into a bracket type alternative?
>I've enclosed a link for visual-
>"http://members.aa.net/~mattwell/pantera3.htm"
>(sorry for the slow load,amatuer page guy at work)
>Opinions,ideas?
>Happy P2K!
>Matt
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