PT Radiator Air Scoop

[Gregory OConnor]

I hope you guys do the ribbon thing, kinda why I didnt post my
result.

I found that there is no airflow past the grill. the ribbon would
not lift horiz. mounted on aprox 6 inch a piece of plastic, the
ribbon would spin out and back to the rear. when the fan come on the
ribbon got sucked to the grill. I wanted to open the rear gate and
see if that changed air flow. But remember;is you only need the
engine oil to be 230 to 250 and the water 180 to 195 to make the bus
run as engineered. running cooler than that is not cool.

I do think that the hydrolic fan could do a better job of reusing
the radiator passed air to more evenly cool the outside of the
block. If you run the bus at 1500 rpm standing still ;fan on. most
of the air goes out the first 3 feet of the rear door vent and
verry little ever gets pathed to the battery area and manifold over
the passanger side engine block. I wonder if closing off most of the
leading part of the rear door vent would shroud the air to push heat
out of the engine compartment. I would think it would path air thru
the rad for those who have electric fans above the batteies.

shrouding engines for air cooling is an engineered calc. I think
that is where the gas workhorse pushers are having problems.
GregoryO'Connor
94ptRomoladCa



--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Kurt Horvath"
wrote:
>
> Gregg......
>
> Do I need to add Air Louvers like on the Eagle, rotate the grill
45
> degrees, Do I have to tie ribbons on the grill and go for a
drive????
> Come on cough it up........
>
> Kurt Horvath
> 95 PT-42
> 10AC
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Curt Sprenger"
> wrote:
> >
> > Hey Greg...I'll believe anything ..until I won't... Please fill
us
> in.
> >
> > We are hanging...
> >
> > On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 3:26 PM, Scott Forman
> <scottforman75@>wrote:
> >
> > > You can't leave us hanging like that.
> > >
> > > Scott Forman
> > > 86 PT38
> > > Memphis
> > >
> > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com > 40yahoogroups.com>,
> > > "Gregory OConnor"
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I tied ribbons in my grill last week and taped a piece of
erect
> > > flat
> > > > plastic pointed outward at drivers window and grill to get a
> clue on
> > > > air flow. wont comment because you guys wont believe it.
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Curt Sprenger
> > 1987 PT38 8V92 "MacAttack Racing"
> > Anaheim Hills, CA
> >
>