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#29492 02/02/2005 3:29 AM | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 734 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 734 | Anyone tried an auxiliary radiator cooler such as those avaible from JC Whitney and what not?
My '54 tends to run a little warm when climbing hills and also after driving a bit on the freeway, when I exit, temp climbs with the decrease in airflow across the front.
It's got a new radiator, brass, non stock so the old shroud no longer fits. Installed an 18" metal flex fan which has helped and one of these days I'll get around to making a shroud. Just wondering if an aux. cooler may help keep temps more consistent. Or maybe aux. cooler in conjunction with electric fan.
-David | | |
#29493 02/02/2005 6:39 AM | Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 523 Member | | Member Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 523 | Muggs
Go to picapart and get a shroud.......Fit it and fill the daylight seams with spray foam from Homeless depot
You can also use the foam to fill inside the shroud if you thing it's too hollow
Start the engine only after it sets up!!!!!!
The fan will clearence itself MAKE SURE THE AIR CLEANER IS TIGHT AND MASK OFF THE FRONT SO THE FOAM DOESN'T MUSS IT | | |
#29494 02/02/2005 6:58 AM | Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 586 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 586 | Like J.P. says, make a shroud. It will do more for you than the aux cooler. Cecil.... | | |
#29495 02/02/2005 6:53 PM | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 734 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 734 | Alrighty then, a shroud is first on my to do list. I'm gonna make one outta metal as I'm handy that way.
If things don't change, I'll try an electric fan.
-David | | |
#29496 02/02/2005 9:12 PM | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,746 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,746 | Make the shroud cover exactly half the depth of the fan blade. If the fan doesn't reach the shroud, or is all the way inside, it won't flow air properly.
Jerry
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#29497 02/02/2005 10:42 PM | Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 523 Member | | Member Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 523 | Muggs
Please cover all holes so the only place the air has to go it thru the rad
Even a bolt hole or two can make the whole mess not work | | |
#29498 02/03/2005 10:30 AM | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 734 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 734 | Jerry! Good to hear from you! I sent you a P.M. a while ago but, looks like you didn't read it.
I started measuring today and coming up with the design in my head (how all my fabrication gets done). I've got some 20 gauge steel I'm using. I used the shear and brake at work to make the cuts and bends tonight and hopefully will weld tomorrow. The fan will be halfway inside the shroud.
Jim,
there will be no daylight with my design, no bolt holes, no nothin'. Scouts honor.
-David | | |
#29499 02/03/2005 6:40 PM | Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 523 Member | | Member Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 523 | Muggs
I was talking about the entire air intake area in the front not just around the rad and shroud. You wanna make sure the air goes thru the over the front .... under the front or thru the rad not around it | | |
#29500 02/03/2005 7:42 PM | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 734 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 734 | So catch as much air as possible in the front and funnel it thru the rad. Got it. I'm 1/2 of the way there already. I mounted the new radiator (which is just a bit smaller than original) further back so I wouldn't have to use such a long fan spacer. So I've got 3"x20" vertical 12 gauge running up the sides that the rad. is mounted to. Just need to add a horizontal top and bottom piece to have a 3" wide front air catcher.
I'll use aircraft sealant for any daylight. That stuff doesn't come off when our jets are flying 200, 300 knots and lasts a pretty long time.
-David | | |
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