Date:         Sun, 30 May 1999 12:27:48 -0700
Reply-To:     Otmar Ebenhoech <Otmar@EVCL.COM>
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From:         Otmar Ebenhoech <Otmar@EVCL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Radiator Installation in an Air Cooled Vanagon
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At 11:45 AM -0700 5/30/99, Dana Morphew wrote:
>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-

I tried a radiator in the rear deck lid. (stretch 72/73 bus with a ford
V6). Standing on the bumper at 60 mph (tied in with a harness) I found
there was minimal airflow through the deck lid area with no fans
assistance. If you put the radiator in the deck lid plan on a good size
engine driven fan. I found that a 13" engine driven flex fan plus 2
electrics on a 4 core custom radiator was not enough to cool the V6.

I ended up with the radiator on the roof. If I did it again I would put it
on top of the front bumper as it is in one of the pictures in KEPs catalog.

 -Otmar-
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