Attention Vertical Generator Radiator Owners!
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01-24-2009, 08:20
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Attention Vertical Generator Radiator Owners!
You have GOT to do this upgrade!
I just finished installing a 12v Hayden fan to replace the original 220v set up. What a difference! Not only is the 12v fan something like 80% quieter, but the original fan was the source of most of the vibration inside the coach when the gen was running. This is a HUGE upgrade for the livability of the coach. Removing the old fan isn't tough...the entire radiator/fan assembly comes out in one piece on the PT (I think it does on the FC as well???). This was also a good excuse to re-core the radiator. I used a 17" Hayden fan I got on eBay and wired it with a Bosch relay, it seems to put out at least as much air as the original unit (rated at 2200cfm). I cannot say enough good things about the outcome in my PT. As a former FC owner, I can tell you that making this switch on an FC would work wonders for the amount of "porch" noise with the gen running. I can now carry on a conversation at normal volume while standing next to the fan. Special thanks to Shane F. for educating me on this upgrade. If anyone would like more details on how I did all this, let me know. Scott Forman 86 PT38 Memphis |
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01-24-2009, 12:34
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Attention Vertical Generator Radiator Owners!
Thanks for the post Scott ..Keep us informed on how the new fan works
out this summer as far as your running temps go. Robert Britton 87FC Hollister, California |
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01-24-2009, 13:54
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Attention Vertical Generator Radiator Owners!
Will do, Shane F. says he has no problems and my fan is larger with
higher CFM than his. Scott --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Robert Britton" > > Thanks for the post Scott ..Keep us informed on how the new fan works > out this summer as far as your running temps go. > > Robert Britton > 87FC > Hollister, California > |
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01-25-2009, 02:28
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Attention Vertical Generator Radiator Owners!
On a Death Valley trip last year I met a guy who removed the rad from
the bay just under the driver and relocated the rad to just in front of the genny with an electric fan. He was very happy with the change as it gave him more storage. IIRC he used a new cross flow radiator mounted on rubber bushing. and slotted the grill in front of it. Seemed to fit just fine, and had no complaints about the cooling either. Wish I had taken photos of it now as it seems like a good mod. /Joe --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Scott Forman" <scottforman75@...> wrote: > > Will do, Shane F. says he has no problems and my fan is larger with > higher CFM than his. > > Scott > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Robert Britton" > > > > > Thanks for the post Scott�..Keep us informed on how the new fan works > > out this summer as far as your running temps go. > > > > Robert Britton > > 87FC > > Hollister, California > > > |
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01-25-2009, 03:12
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Attention Vertical Generator Radiator Owners!
This was the factory configuration on the early PT's. Don't know
when the change was made, but I assume the goal was to get the noise from the fan as far away from the porch side as possible. Scott --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "joepat50" wrote: > > On a Death Valley trip last year I met a guy who removed the rad from > the bay just under the driver and relocated the rad to just in front > of the genny with an electric fan. He was very happy with the change > as it gave him more storage. > IIRC he used a new cross flow radiator mounted on rubber bushing. and > slotted the grill in front of it. > Seemed to fit just fine, and had no complaints about the cooling either. > > Wish I had taken photos of it now as it seems like a good mod. > > /Joe > > > > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Scott Forman" > <scottforman75@> wrote: > > > > Will do, Shane F. says he has no problems and my fan is larger with > > higher CFM than his. > > > > Scott > > > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Robert Britton" > > > > > > > > Thanks for the post Scott�..Keep us informed on how the new fan works > > > out this summer as far as your running temps go. > > > > > > Robert Britton > > > 87FC > > > Hollister, California > > > > > > |
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