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Title: adelaide heat wave
Post by: grandad on November 13, 2009, 04:47:33 PM

its been a bit warm here lately and the van is running a bit hot, what have you blokes done to your cooling systems

Title: Re: adelaide heat wave
Post by: John Abbott on November 13, 2009, 05:01:42 PM

Just had a new twin row core put in my beddie truck. Waiting to try it out.

Title: Re: adelaide heat wave
Post by: westy12 on November 14, 2009, 09:27:44 PM

theres only one answer.... 3 core! even better commodore crossflow. cheap as from the wrecker...

Title: Re: adelaide heat wave
Post by: ben on November 15, 2009, 06:27:26 AM

thermos are fantastic, i have twin thermos on my van now. 80degree thermostat. thermos kick in at 85, last few days hot whther in city traffic the van still sits at 85:)

Title: Re: adelaide heat wave
Post by: rush on November 15, 2009, 02:22:13 PM

hows it going i run a 3 core nadrad radiator in mine a costley exerscise but worth it

Title: Re: adelaide heat wave
Post by: grandad on November 15, 2009, 04:31:01 PM

how costley

Title: Re: adelaide heat wave
Post by: westy12 on November 16, 2009, 07:49:13 PM

my  3 core cost me 600! but i was in the middle of nowhere (port lincoln) and had no choice, had to get it done. never had a problem overheating since...

Title: Re: adelaide heat wave
Post by: ben on November 17, 2009, 11:59:56 AM

i think mine could be a 4 core. its flippen huge!  when i first put the water in after putting the new motor in it took 15 litres of water radiator and engine. i through there was a hole and it was going into the sump!!!!

best thing ever now thou, overheating is the worst!

Title: Re: adelaide heat wave
Post by: kimbosound on November 17, 2009, 12:09:07 PM

I had a 4 core in my black LWB with a 407 chev....never ever got hot....also had a five blade fan which sucked in the cool air like a vacuum cleaner.....never needed thermo fans. The 4 core cost $500.00 in 1990.....lol more than 2 weeks wages back then!!!!

Title: Re: adelaide heat wave
Post by: grandad on November 17, 2009, 03:48:59 PM

well just riped out the radiator out and took it in looks like a recore coming up so while that is in there will fit up thermo fan

Title: Re: adelaide heat wave
Post by: grandad on November 20, 2009, 07:45:56 AM

ok new hq radatior fitted and commode thermo fan now just wait for a nother hot day , took it for a run up a big hill with 8x5 trailer on so far so good

Title: Re: adelaide heat wave
Post by: westy12 on November 20, 2009, 04:45:24 PM

gday grandad get stuck in traffic for halfa on a 35-40 degrees day, then youll know! how did u find room for the thermo around  the water pump? there was def. no room in mine...

Title: Re: adelaide heat wave
Post by: Worzel on November 20, 2009, 06:01:56 PM

i only had room for two 7", one either side.
now i have to pull them off to get the radiator cleaned out

Title: Re: adelaide heat wave
Post by: grandad on November 20, 2009, 08:22:26 PM

the thermo is a slim one i got of a commorde a/c mounted it ifront of the radatior had to mod the grill but got it in