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Old 11-03-2008, 06:31 PM   #5 (permalink)
Big Dave
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I agree. Fear of litigation. Howard Hughes' boys tried that using the skin of the car as a heat exchanger for a steam car. An errant Model A Ford showed them it was a bad idea.

Jet aircraft use hot bleed air to de-ice wings and provide air conditioning for the cabin. The tubing is welded to the leading edge sheet metal.

All the same, for very light-duty vehicles, a rear-mounted radiator is an idea with some merit.
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