I wonder if an aux coolant pump would help the general cooling of the engine, or would some sort of aux radiator with fan help. I know that when you are creeping along in heavy traffic on a hot day, the fans on the radiator keep turning on and off with high frequency. Turning on the heater fans always helps the engine cooling, but of course it doesn't help the interior cooling by the air conditioner. Just thoughts. John Rodgers "88 GL driver
Gary McEachern wrote: > John > > You wrote: > "I installed an aux coolant pump used on Swedish BMW 3 series cars and > I use it at slow RPM. I live in NY State and I have plenty of heat." > > The aux coolant pump sounds like a good idea for a Vanagon. At normal idle I > get much less heat because of poor coolant circulation. I know this is a > characteristic of the Vanagon cooling system. > > I assume what you are talking about is a electric pump. Who made /where did > you purchase the pump you installed on the BMW? Does in mount directly in > line with or in parallel with the coolant lines? > > Gary > > Gary McEachern, Reading Ma. > '84GL Sunroof > '87GL Wolfsburg Weekender (X2) > '75 Spitfire > > David Marshall wrote: > > > > With the temps hanging around -25C my Double Cab never really warms up to > > where I would like to see it - warmish air only comes out of the vents. > > The coolant temp is right where it should be as well as the oil temp. Is > > there a posibility that the outside air is just too cold for the heater > > core to warm up fast enough? Should I put a piece of card board in front > > of the heater intake so there is more warmer air from the rad being > sucked > > in? Is there a piece of my heater "flap" system that isn't working > right? > > Hi David, > > 1) Make sure the heater hoses are not pinched or restricted with tight > plastic ties. > 2) Make sure the hot coolant control valve opens fully with the sliding > lever. > 3) I installed an aux coolant pump used on Swedish BMW 3 series cars and > I use it at slow RPM. I live in NY State and I have plenty of heat. > > Regards, JP > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com |
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