Air Scoop 1985 pt40?

[timvasqz]

if you need a scoop after 24 years to keep it cool, something other than design
engineering is the problem. young people dont use cains.
Greg of Tim&Greg
94ptca

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Pete Masterson wrote:
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> Right. The behavior seems to indicate limited cooling until the
> thermostats both open then the temp drops back to normal. Thermostats
> can fail slowly over time, so it creeps up on you. You can test
> thermostats outside the cooling system with a pail, a thermometer, and
> hot water ... but if you pull 'em out, you may as well change 'em
> anyway.
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> I don't know how effective a scoop might be in improving the cooling.
> Back in the day when I had a VW bus, a lot of folks put scoops on them
> -- but it may or may not have helped. (I had a 69 that had a newer
> design with improved cooling anyway.)
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> Pete Masterson
> '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42
> El Sobrante CA
> aeonix1@...
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> On Apr 22, 2009, at 6:46 PM, Ernie Ekberg wrote:
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> > Wouldn't that be thermostats, Pete?
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> > Ernie Ekberg
> > 83PT40
> > Wanderlodge
> > Weatherford, Tx
> > http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/erni...gandrepair
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> > --- On Wed, 4/22/09, Pete Masterson wrote:
> > From: Pete Masterson
> > Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Air Scoop 1985 pt40?
> > To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2009, 7:21 PM
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> > You might need a new thermostat. Sounds like it's sticking and not
> > opening at the proper temperature.
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> > Pete Masterson
> > '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42
> > El Sobrante CA
> > aeonix1@mac. com
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> > On Apr 22, 2009, at 2:58 PM, John Mann wrote:
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> >> Anyone put the air scoop on the back of the radiator on the pt40?
> >> Does it Do Much? My temps on the engine water get to about 215 then
> >> go down to 195. Obviously the fan is kicking on. Will the scoop
> >> provide much air being way in the back? is it worth it?
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> >> John Mann
> >> 1985 pt40
> >> Granbury Tx
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