Reverse Cooling?

[Greg Hermann]

>----- Original Message -----
>From: Greg Hermann <bearbvd at sni.net>
>To: <diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu>
>Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 1999 10:45 PM
>Subject: Re: Reverse Cooling?
>
>Ya but Smoke didn't patent it, as far as I've heard.
>There was a Circle track mag explaining it years ago.....
>Grumpy

Which would mean that Smokey and Circle Track put the idea into the public
domain--so how in#@$$% come the patent office gave Evans a patent??

Greg
>
>
>> >> 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
>>
>>