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MG TD TF 1500 - Highly Unusual Radiator

Not British but, My son, who in closing his radiator business after 30 years, ran across a few photos of a very unusual radiator and I thought you fellas might want to have a look. It's from a Pre T series Ford. Unique to say the least, with the water pump mounted in the radiator, not on the engine. PJ


Paul161

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Paul161

He restored this radiator to look like new, even modifying a new core to match the original. Not working on it continuously, it took a couple months to restore. No pictures of the car. PJ
Paul161

I haven't see the 'Long Ford' script in quite a long time.

Nice find.
MAndrus

I have a 1910 in the garage...

Steve Simmons

A lot of folks think the T was the first car that Ford Made. They actually made some interesting cars prior to the T. The T was the first mass produced car.

The 1907 Touring is probably one of the nicer looking cars of that period. This could be from that car.


Bruce Cunha

I wonder how the water pump was closed off, how the water got in, or out, and how the impellor was driven ?
R A WILSON

My son said that the impeller was driven off the end of the crankshaft. How it was hooked up and other details on it's operation are beyond me. I just thought it was highly unusual and interesting. PJ
Paul161

Ford Pre T Rad with pump drive. $$$$$



Paul161

Probably simpler than it looks - I wonder if any water actually goes down the two centre tubes.
R A WILSON

Found this article. Looks like in 1907 Ford changed from a gear water pump to a centrifugal pump. Says it was driven off the cam shaft. Given the location. There must have been a drive belt from the cam to the pump.

http://www.mtfca.com/books/1907.htm

Here is a picture of the motor. Ford model K six cylinder. So, water came in the top of the radiator from the engine and was picked up by the pump in the radiator and pumped around the cylinders.

Bruce Cunha

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