Too bad it's not Fridae.
There are two very good examples of small rear engine/rear radiator US
Model Cars..
Renault Dauphine for one ..which could not even sustain running with
adequate cooling at 70 mph on a highway on a warm day.

Another one ..great little car actually ...1959 Fiat 600D.
kind of hokey ...fan was belt driven ...mounted on a pedastal coming off
the side of the block ..
sucket air through engine cover louvers and blew it forward thru a small
radiator and out and down.
it worked fine though.
Belt tension adjustment was by shims, ala VW Bettle arrangment.

there have been a few exotics with rear radiators and I believe Formula
1 cars use that arrangement.

OK...triva quiz ..
name a German  car that is rear engine air-cooled, inline 4,  OHC, from
the 60's.  Sideways mounted rear engine.
a hint ..
name is just letters.

but rear radiator/s in a Vanagon ..someone build one please ..with huge
rear side scoops !

Scott

On 9/8/2015 5:10 PM, James wrote:
> Ah yes, the argument for rear radiator(s) on a rear engined car, such as this:
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0koda_1000_MB
>
> James
> Ottawa, ON
>
>
>> Date: Sun, 6 Sep 2015 19:09:29 -1000
>> From: scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM
>> Subject: Re: [WetWesties] The Vanagon cooling system.. it's              counterintuitive.. (long post)
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>
>> it's a consequence of the vehicle design ..
>> I DO appreciate that the Vanagon is the last version of the original
>> concept ..
>> oppossed 4 cylinder aluminum rear mounted engine ..
>> that starts with the very very first VW Buses ...1954 or about there ..
>> and they evolved the design through 3 basic versions ( Spitty, Bay Bus,
>> and Vanagon ) .
>> I like that.
>>
>> rear mounted radiator..or even twin rear mounted small radiators ...not
>> practical generally .
>> Though ...that would keep the major cooling system parts in one area..
>> and help the weight distribution ..which oddly, on a 2WD Vanagon is
>> about 55 % of the weight is on the front axle.
>>
>> and generally ...a front-mounted radiator is the most easily-successful
>> arrangement, high air pressure there, etc.
>>
>> And sure ...there are scads of cooling system parts ..one of the Charms
>> of water-cooled Vanagons let's say.
>> On 9/6/2015 12:17 PM, PSD wrote:
>>> Yeah, not counter intuitive just over-complicated.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
>>> Sent: Sunday, September 06, 2015 4:01 PM
>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>> Subject: Re: [WetWesties] The Vanagon cooling system.. it's counterintuitive.. (long post)
>>>
>>> I wouldn't say it's counter-intuitive really ..
>>>
>