I was bored today ( and out of cash to blow on more parts for the moment , and I have the 4 row radiator that I pulled out of my truck that needs surgery, and a 3 row radiator that I got with my *new* '94 turbo engine that just needs a good cleaning, so I decided to measure the capacity of the cooling tubes to see if the 3 row would do the trick and the results were interesting.
The 4 row has 73 rows , 4 tubes each for a total of 292 tubes
Now unless my math has complety gone from my feeble old brain and my calulator has slipped a cog ,
They measure internally 0.35"x0.05"x 24" for a per tube capacity of .42cu in , making for a grand total of 122.64 cu inches of coolant capacity.
Now the three row has 81 rows, 3 tubes each for a total of 243 tubes.
They measure internally 0.5"x0.05"x24" for a per tube capacity of .60 cu in,
Making for a grand total of 145.8 cu inches of coolant capacity.
So... It looks as if the three row radiator has a coolant capacity of 23.16 cu inches greater than the 4 row.
I guess this thing should do just fine with my new turbo engine
----------Robert
The 4 row has 73 rows , 4 tubes each for a total of 292 tubes
Now unless my math has complety gone from my feeble old brain and my calulator has slipped a cog ,
They measure internally 0.35"x0.05"x 24" for a per tube capacity of .42cu in , making for a grand total of 122.64 cu inches of coolant capacity.
Now the three row has 81 rows, 3 tubes each for a total of 243 tubes.
They measure internally 0.5"x0.05"x24" for a per tube capacity of .60 cu in,
Making for a grand total of 145.8 cu inches of coolant capacity.
So... It looks as if the three row radiator has a coolant capacity of 23.16 cu inches greater than the 4 row.
I guess this thing should do just fine with my new turbo engine
----------Robert