I'll be the first to admit that I've been lurking in some threads concerning WVO and I haven't run as much as a quart of crisco through my diesel. With winter fast approaching, and the short commute I have, I'll probably do biodiesel if I do anything. Anyway, following my elegant breaking of my radiator neck, and replacing my radiator with a new aftermarket one, I got to thinking about the radiator construction. Here's my idea.....it looks pretty easy to take an old radiator and some parts from another and have a nice heat exchanger right in the top of the tank. I know it's been done using the lower tank with trans cooler when the car has a manual, but I'm thinking of cars like mine, an SD with an automatic that needs the trans cooler for the trans of course. With a little bit of modification to mounting of the shroud, overflow tube, oil cooler and vibration isolator that holds the radiator top, maybe this would be useful to someone. I took 3 tank ends off in less than 1/2 hour and I think that with some RTV and a little patience you would have a nice setup. BTW, I closed the hood with this in place and snaked my arm up so I could pass my hand across the top of the larger tank - it's OK, and will fit. Yeah, I know it's a bit warped, but if there is anywhere where warped is appreciated...............

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