Reverse Cooling?

[Greg Hermann]

>> The LT1 was the first production reverse cooling from GM.  The problem was
>> getting the air out.  Evans ran a Trans-Am car with reverse cooling for a
>> few years.  I think that work led GM to reverse cool the LT1.
>>
>Yes, and I was a data engineer on a TranaAm car that was used for a
>number of tests. It works well BUT you need a higher flow pump, radiator
>capable of handling the higher flows etc.
>
>The REAL reason GM quit using reverse cooling is the lawsuit that Evans
>started against GM for using reverse cooling and not honoring his
>patents. GM lawers looked at it and said: lets limit our liability in
>case we lose and not make any more cars with reverse cooling. Last time
>I talked to Evans, suit still was pending.

Didn't Smokey do some work with reverse cooling before Evans did??

And how did the patent office ever give a patent on it if they looked at
the coolant flow path on, say, an Alfa four??

Regards, Greg
>
>regards,
>
>frank parker