Date:         Tue, 17 Jun 2003 09:06:32 -0700
Reply-To:     Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
Subject:      Re: double thermostats
Comments: To: David Brodbeck <gull@GULL.US>
In-Reply-To:  <20030617111731.Q18448@gull.us>
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Did it on a full size motorhome.  Kind of worked but I never got the spray
just right.

Mike

On 6/17/03 8:19 AM, "David Brodbeck" <gull@GULL.US> wrote:

> On Mon, 16 Jun 2003, Mark Dorm wrote:
>
>> having two thermostats...
>>
>> one as you already have, and another, where your heater valve is, and your
>> heater (front) feeding not into the interior but all exterior flow... a
>> little fan placed directly along this and now on the outside, and with a
>> matched fan switch, or with a water temp guage you can view, and then turn
>> on your fan manually at the dash. ... what if, what if, what if.
>
> Well, if you're looking for crazy cooling system supplement ideas, here's
> one.
>
> Run a line from the Westy water tank through an inline pump to a set of
> mist nozzles mounted on the grille, facing inwards.  Turn it on, and the
> water spraying onto the radiator and evaporating will increase the heat
> transfer.
>
> I've seen it done with turbo intercoolers on rally cars.
>
>
> David Brodbeck, N8SRE
> '82 Diesel Westfalia
> '94 Honda Civic Si
>
>