

| Subject: | Re: Radiator Installation in an Air Cooled Vanagon |
| From: | M.R. Nimmo |
| Date: | Sun, 30 May 1999 15:27:18 -0700 |
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 > _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
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