[BLACKJACK]

WELL,

AS "MURPHY" WOULD HAVE IT - I SPOKE A BIT TOO SOON.

THE MECHANICAL "STUFF" WAS TOGETHER WHEN I LAST POSTED. I HAVE SINCE HAD TO REMOVE ABOUT 3.0276 POUNDS OF FIBERGLASS IN ORDER TO GET THE FRONT CLIP CLOSED AND THE FRONT COMPARTMENT COVER ON. ALL, OF COURSE, UNDER TEDS CAREFUL TUTELEDGE.

THE BIG TEST RUN HAD TO BE POTPONED UNTIL TODAY - - I'M ON MY WAY OUT NOW.

Y'ALL HAVE A REALLY GREAT DAY,

BLACKJACK

PS; BOB, YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. THE RADIATOR DID "DROP RIGHT IN" AND IT EVEN "BOLTED RIGHT UP" (AFTER DRILLING OUT THE NUT-SERTS AND INSTALLING THE TINNERMANS).

IT WAS TRYING TO GET THE RADIATOR TUBES LINED UP WITH THE FEED TUBES THAT WAS A SMALL PPROBLEM. THE TUBES ON THE NEW RADIATOR WERE 1 5/8" FARTHER APART AND A LARGER DIAMETER THAN THE FEED TUBES. SOME JUDICIOUS MANIPULATION OF THE FEED TUBES AND A LOT OF "SPRAY SILICONE" (TED'S EXCELLENT IDEA) WORKED FINE. MOUNTING THE A/C CONDENSER TOOK A LITTLE MORE CREATIVITY AS WELL AS TED MANUFACTURING A NEW BRACKET WHICH ENABLED ME TO PUT IT ALL TOGETHER WITHOUT HAVING TO "DUMP" THE FREON.

I JUST HOPE THE OVERHEATING PROBLEM IS HELPED. IT SEEMS TO BE.

THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL THE HELP (AND FUN)

JACK