Engine Swap

[Michael Day]

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Don Bradner"
wrote:
>
> No argument that rear radiators work, but they work by pushing the
air out, not by pulling in. If I understood Woody's long aerodynamic
post he appeared to be trying to find a way to justify keeping the
original front-engine fan in place, and getting air pulled in from the
back.
>
Don is correct. My 1992 Newell has a rear radiator with a fan pushing
air through the radiator and out the rear. The fan is directly run
off the engine so it moves air as long as the engine is running. You
really get a blast of air out the rear of the coach with the 8V92 on
fast idle. Whether the majority of the air being pushed through the
radiators by the fan is coming through the side engine vents or from
the air flow under the coach, I don't know.

I agree that the rear radiator does pick up more dirt and oil than a
side-radiator. The side radiator on Don's Wanderlodge does allow
better cooling. I have to back out of the throttle before he does on
long steep hills due to my engine temperature rising faster than his
as monitored by VMSpc on both of our coaches.

As always, thanks for allowing me to lurk and absorb knowledge on the
maintenance of Wanderlodges.

Michael Day
1992 Newell (SOB)
8V92, Allison HT-740