Date:         Sun, 30 May 1999 15:27:18 -0700
Reply-To:     "M.R. Nimmo" <mrnimmo@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "M.R. Nimmo" <mrnimmo@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Radiator Installation in an Air Cooled Vanagon
Comments: To: vanagon@vanagon.com
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Imagine explaining this to the highway patrol.
>
> 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-
> 82/86 Stretch Vanagon Westfalia Syncro GTI. "Power
> of two"
> http://www.evcl.com/strvan/strvan.html
> Several EVs (Electric Vehicles)
> Electric Vehicle Components Ltd. (650) 494-9255
>

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