cardboard radiator air deflectors

[marc_scirocco at sympatico.ca (marc_scirocco@xxxxxxxxxxxx)]

Air will follow the path of least resistance. If the cardboards on both sides of the radiator are gone, air will have a tendency to bypass the radiator. Funny eh?

When I deleted my AC, I found two non AC cardboard so I filled the gap. 

IIRC at highway speed the fan usually does not come on. Air from the car moving, provided you have no gap around the radiator, is sufficient to cool the motor. The fan is usefull when the car is not moving.

Hope this helps.

Marc

> 
> De: "T. Reed" <tereed2@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 2007/07/17 mar. PM 10:31:27 EDT
> ?: scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Objet: cardboard radiator air deflectors
> 
> Anybody have a good solution for pushing air through the radiator and A/C
> condenser.. after discarding the cardboard pieces that came from the
> factory?
> 
> I took these pieces out when I pulled my A/C since they seemed kinda
> pointless, especially since the condenser was gone and there was a gaping
> hole in its place anyway. The condenser was no longer blocking the radiator
> so it got plenty of airflow.
> 
> Now that I put my A/C back in, however, I noticed that in 110 degree weather
> my car runs cooler at highway speeds with the A/C on (presumably because the
> radiator fan is sucking air at its higher speed) and I think this is the
> result of air going around the sides past the headlights instead of through
> the condenser and radiator.
> 
> Making a pattern and cutting out pieces of high temperature plastic would be
> ideal.. I'm kind of afraid to use ordinary cardboard for fear that it might
> catch fire. But I was wondering if anyone has come up with a clever solution
> for this..
> 
> -Toby
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