Thanks Ron. Your input gives me confidence that the cooling should be adequate if well thought out. Increasing the air flow through the engine compartment by modifying the engine compartment lid seems desireable. There is a good vacuum effect created behind a bus, when at speed, to aid the air flow. I might have to wait until I get the engine installed to finally decide how/where to place the radiator. -Dana- Ron wrote: > > Dana, > > Just a thought, in the RV industry (motor homes, more specifically "diesel pushers" the > rad. is located either in the actual rear or on the side of the engine compartment. For > the rear application, air is drawn up over the engine and exits out the rear, through > the rad. (opposite air flow of normal aplications), for side mounted rads, the air is > pulled into the engine compartment. > > I have always wondered why VW didn't utilize the rear facing rad. It would have been the > most efficient application. > > Ron Semko > Orlando, Fl. > 1984 Vanagon with 200,000 plus miles > |
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