Over heating -- followup and question

[Leroy Eckert]

Curt:

No, I was able to get around behind both of them as well as through them. I
also was able to get in between the fan blades and behind the shroud. I was
pretty wet when done. My condenser and cooler cover about 40% of the radiator
surface area. I think I got 90% of it. After dark this weekend I will check
with a light. If necessary, I'll fabricate a flexible hose for my pressure
washer to get the rest. Just need to pay attention so it doesn't beat up me or
the equipment

Leroy Eckert
1990 WB-40
Niceville, FL






----- Original Message -----
From: Curt Sprenger
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 7:51 PM
Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Over heating -- followup and question


Leroy,
Did you remove the condenser and oil cooler before cleaning the radiator?

Curt Sprenger 1987 PT38 8V92, Anaheim Hills, Calif.

Leroy Eckert wrote:

> David:
> Thanks, seems reasonable. After Pete posted his problem I checked mine
> out even though I do not have overtemp problems. The last time I
> cleaned my the radiator was 18,000 miles ago. I washed it out this
> weekend and was amazed at how much black water came out of the oil
> cooler, condenser and radiator. The bus gets dirty with road film from
> the rain and all of that crud is sucked into the radiator by the fan.
> I will repaint my radiator black next weekend. The condenser and oil
> cooler are not painted?? Any ideas on that???
>
> Leroy Eckert
> 1990 WB-40
> Niceville, FL
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: David Brady
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
>
> Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 5:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Over heating -- followup and question
>
> They paint them black for the same reason that disc brake
> calipers are painted black - heat radiation. Everything radiates
> heat in the form of electromagnetic waves (energy). The ideal
> is Black Body Radiation. The emissivity of a painted black
> object radiates more like an ideal Black Body than other painted
> colors.
>
> David B
> '02 LXi Smokey
> Va
>
> Pete Masterson wrote:
> >
> > The radiator was painted. And I noticed that they paint all the
> > radiators in their shop that they're servicing ... there was a rack
> > with a bunch of radiators that were just painted... I saw that they
> > have a fan blowing air through the newly painted radiators ...
> > probably to keep the paint from clogging the air passages.
> >
> >
>
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>
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>
>





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[Mike Hohnstein]

Yeah? Why's that? You know something I've missed?
I suggested BRAKE KLEEN, not carb cleaner. That stuff might even get the
urathane to lift.
MH
----- Original Message -----
From: Leroy Eckert
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 8:13 PM
Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Over heating -- followup and question


Mike-- that is the cleaner that has acetone, MEK and other goodies in a spray
can available at WalMart or NAPA right?
Just do no not get it on the paint.

Leroy Eckert
1990WB-40
Niceville, FL
----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Hohnstein
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 7:40 PM
Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Over heating -- followup and question

Douche that bad boy with Brake Kleen, not the safe stuff, the evil old
fashoned kind that really works. A case should do the trick and it WILL clean
out any thing.
MH
----- Original Message -----
From: Rob Robinson
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 7:29 PM
Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Over heating -- followup and question

Leroy I too cleaned my radiator recently and did the best I could without
taking the thing out. I noticed some paint had flaked off but opted not to
repaint because even though I cleaned it out as best I could I am not
confident that it is clean enough to paint. I'd be worried the paint would
combine with any dirt/soap residue left behind and clog the fins up.

On 10/09/06, Leroy Eckert wrote:
>
> David:
> Thanks, seems reasonable. After Pete posted his problem I checked mine out
> even though I do not have overtemp problems. The last time I cleaned my the
> radiator was 18,000 miles ago. I washed it out this weekend and was amazed
> at how much black water came out of the oil cooler, condenser and radiator.
> The bus gets dirty with road film from the rain and all of that crud is
> sucked into the radiator by the fan. I will repaint my radiator black next
> weekend. The condenser and oil cooler are not painted?? Any ideas on that???
>
> Leroy Eckert
> 1990 WB-40
> Niceville, FL
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: David Brady
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 5:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Over heating -- followup and question
>
> They paint them black for the same reason that disc brake
> calipers are painted black - heat radiation. Everything radiates
> heat in the form of electromagnetic waves (energy). The ideal
> is Black Body Radiation. The emissivity of a painted black
> object radiates more like an ideal Black Body than other painted
> colors.
>
> David B
> '02 LXi Smokey
> Va
>
> Pete Masterson wrote:
> >
> > The radiator was painted. And I noticed that they paint all the
> > radiators in their shop that they're servicing ... there was a rack
> > with a bunch of radiators that were just painted... I saw that they
> > have a fan blowing air through the newly painted radiators ...
> > probably to keep the paint from clogging the air passages.
> >
> >
>
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>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>

--
Rob, Sue & Merlin Robinson
94 WLWB

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[Leroy Eckert]

Pete: I am not going to paint anything that was not painted prior to cleaning.
Don't want to screw up. I can see and feel the water radiator(copper in color,
previously painted black) on my coach from street side as well as the fan side.
The fan side is more difficult. In front of the water radiator street side is
the a/c condenser on top and below some kind of oil cooler. It's tight but I
can place my hand between both of these units and the water radiator street
side. Both units are aluminum. Perhaps it is a charge air cooler. I was going
to trace the lines on that unit today but was unable to do so because unfriendly
fire ants were in the area. Is the charge air cooler associated with chassis
air? I'm not familiar with the term. Thanks for the help.

Leroy Eckert
1990 WB-40
Niceville, FL





----- Original Message -----
From: Pete Masterson
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 8:24 PM
Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Over heating -- followup and question


What you see when you open the "grill" is the "charge air cooler". It
is aluminum and is silver in color. It is _not_ the water radiator.
Do not paint it. The water radiator is behind the charge air cooler
(and not visible from the street side). You can see the water
radiator from the inside. It should be black in color if you can see
any of the original paint under the grime that coats everything in
the engine compartment. If you have chassis air conditioning, the AC
condenser will cover the bottom 1/3 (or so) of the water radiator.
AC condensers are also (usually) made of aluminum and are not
painted. The water radiator is often made of copper or copper alloy
and is painted to protect it from corrosion. Aluminum is often left
unpainted as many aluminum alloys are 'naturally' protected. (Looking
at 2 automobiles, 2 wall AC units in my house, and 3 AC units on the
top of my 'bird, none of them have the aluminum condensers painted.
There must be a reason that probably does not have anything to do
with "black body emission.")

Pete Masterson
aeonix1@...
'95 Bluebird Wanderlodge WBDA 42'
El Sobrante, CA

On Sep 10, 2006, at 4:41 PM, Leroy Eckert wrote:

> David:
> Thanks, seems reasonable. After Pete posted his problem I checked
> mine out even though I do not have overtemp problems. The last
> time I cleaned my the radiator was 18,000 miles ago. I washed it
> out this weekend and was amazed at how much black water came out
> of the oil cooler, condenser and radiator. The bus gets dirty with
> road film from the rain and all of that crud is sucked into the
> radiator by the fan. I will repaint my radiator black next
> weekend. The condenser and oil cooler are not painted?? Any ideas
> on that???
>
> Leroy Eckert
> 1990 WB-40
> Niceville, FL
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: David Brady
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 5:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Over heating -- followup and
> question
>
>
> They paint them black for the same reason that disc brake
> calipers are painted black - heat radiation. Everything radiates
> heat in the form of electromagnetic waves (energy). The ideal
> is Black Body Radiation. The emissivity of a painted black
> object radiates more like an ideal Black Body than other painted
> colors.
>
> David B
> '02 LXi Smokey
> Va

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[Leroy Eckert]

Gotcha. Thanks

Leroy Eckert
1990 WB-40
Niceville, FL




----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Hohnstein
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 8:34 PM
Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Over heating -- followup and question


Yeah? Why's that? You know something I've missed?
I suggested BRAKE KLEEN, not carb cleaner. That stuff might even get the
urathane to lift.
MH
----- Original Message -----
From: Leroy Eckert
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 8:13 PM
Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Over heating -- followup and question

Mike-- that is the cleaner that has acetone, MEK and other goodies in a spray
can available at WalMart or NAPA right?
Just do no not get it on the paint.

Leroy Eckert
1990WB-40
Niceville, FL
----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Hohnstein
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 7:40 PM
Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Over heating -- followup and question

Douche that bad boy with Brake Kleen, not the safe stuff, the evil old
fashoned kind that really works. A case should do the trick and it WILL clean
out any thing.
MH
----- Original Message -----
From: Rob Robinson
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 7:29 PM
Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Over heating -- followup and question

Leroy I too cleaned my radiator recently and did the best I could without
taking the thing out. I noticed some paint had flaked off but opted not to
repaint because even though I cleaned it out as best I could I am not
confident that it is clean enough to paint. I'd be worried the paint would
combine with any dirt/soap residue left behind and clog the fins up.

On 10/09/06, Leroy Eckert wrote:
>
> David:
> Thanks, seems reasonable. After Pete posted his problem I checked mine out
> even though I do not have overtemp problems. The last time I cleaned my the
> radiator was 18,000 miles ago. I washed it out this weekend and was amazed
> at how much black water came out of the oil cooler, condenser and radiator.
> The bus gets dirty with road film from the rain and all of that crud is
> sucked into the radiator by the fan. I will repaint my radiator black next
> weekend. The condenser and oil cooler are not painted?? Any ideas on that???
>
> Leroy Eckert
> 1990 WB-40
> Niceville, FL
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: David Brady
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 5:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Over heating -- followup and question
>
> They paint them black for the same reason that disc brake
> calipers are painted black - heat radiation. Everything radiates
> heat in the form of electromagnetic waves (energy). The ideal
> is Black Body Radiation. The emissivity of a painted black
> object radiates more like an ideal Black Body than other painted
> colors.
>
> David B
> '02 LXi Smokey
> Va
>
> Pete Masterson wrote:
> >
> > The radiator was painted. And I noticed that they paint all the
> > radiators in their shop that they're servicing ... there was a rack
> > with a bunch of radiators that were just painted... I saw that they
> > have a fan blowing air through the newly painted radiators ...
> > probably to keep the paint from clogging the air passages.
> >
> >
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>

--
Rob, Sue & Merlin Robinson
94 WLWB

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[Curt Sprenger]

Mike, I've run out of the "evil old fashioned kind". Where can I buy
more these days?

Curt Sprenger 1987 PT38 8V92, Anaheim Hills, Calif.



Mike Hohnstein wrote:

> Yeah? Why's that? You know something I've missed?
> I suggested BRAKE KLEEN, not carb cleaner. That stuff might even get
> the urathane to lift.
> MH
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Leroy Eckert
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
>
> Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 8:13 PM
> Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Over heating -- followup and question
>
> Mike-- that is the cleaner that has acetone, MEK and other goodies in
> a spray can available at WalMart or NAPA right?
> Just do no not get it on the paint.
>
> Leroy Eckert
> 1990WB-40
> Niceville, FL
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mike Hohnstein
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
>
> Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 7:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Over heating -- followup and question
>
> Douche that bad boy with Brake Kleen, not the safe stuff, the evil old
> fashoned kind that really works. A case should do the trick and it
> WILL clean out any thing.
> MH
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Rob Robinson
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
>
> Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 7:29 PM
> Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Over heating -- followup and question
>
> Leroy I too cleaned my radiator recently and did the best I could without
> taking the thing out. I noticed some paint had flaked off but opted not to
> repaint because even though I cleaned it out as best I could I am not
> confident that it is clean enough to paint. I'd be worried the paint would
> combine with any dirt/soap residue left behind and clog the fins up.
>
> On 10/09/06, Leroy Eckert > > wrote:
> >
> > David:
> > Thanks, seems reasonable. After Pete posted his problem I checked
> mine out
> > even though I do not have overtemp problems. The last time I cleaned
> my the
> > radiator was 18,000 miles ago. I washed it out this weekend and was
> amazed
> > at how much black water came out of the oil cooler, condenser and
> radiator.
> > The bus gets dirty with road film from the rain and all of that crud is
> > sucked into the radiator by the fan. I will repaint my radiator
> black next
> > weekend. The condenser and oil cooler are not painted?? Any ideas on
> that???
> >
> > Leroy Eckert
> > 1990 WB-40
> > Niceville, FL
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: David Brady
> > To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
>
>
> > Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 5:26 PM
> > Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Over heating -- followup and question
> >
> > They paint them black for the same reason that disc brake
> > calipers are painted black - heat radiation. Everything radiates
> > heat in the form of electromagnetic waves (energy). The ideal
> > is Black Body Radiation. The emissivity of a painted black
> > object radiates more like an ideal Black Body than other painted
> > colors.
> >
> > David B
> > '02 LXi Smokey
> > Va
> >
> > Pete Masterson wrote:
> > >
> > > The radiator was painted. And I noticed that they paint all the
> > > radiators in their shop that they're servicing ... there was a rack
> > > with a bunch of radiators that were just painted... I saw that they
> > > have a fan blowing air through the newly painted radiators ...
> > > probably to keep the paint from clogging the air passages.
> > >
> > >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> >
> >
>
> --
> Rob, Sue & Merlin Robinson
> 94 WLWB
>
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>
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>

[Pete Masterson]

Leroy,

Sorry ... I forgot for a moment that you have the 8V92 and the Series
60 in my 'bird is set up somewhat differently.

If the copper radiator is visible, repainting it might be a good idea
as it would protect it from corrosion common to copper (although in
some applications, copper will form its own protective 'green'
coating) -- but the verdigris (green coating) might also tend to clog
in a radiator and/or may interfere with the heat transmission to the
air flow (while it isn't a problem on (say) a copper roof).

On the Series 60, the "charge air radiator" cools the pressurized air
from the turbo charger before it goes into the engine. (At least
that's what it looks like in the DD engine manual I purchased.) An
8V92 may not normally have a charge air radiator.

In my coach, the transmission radiator is separate from the main
radiator and is unpainted aluminum. The chassis AC condenser is on
the _inside_ of the radiator and is also made of aluminum.

So, your '90 WB-40 is set up very differently from my '95 with the
Series 60 and therefore the "lessons learned" from my radiator
experience is only indirectly applicable to yours -- (e.g. cleaning
the radiator is a really good idea, but the specifics of the set up
are quite different.)

I didn't mean to cause confusion ... and I should have taken note of
the differing engines and likely differences in the layout. My
apologies.

Pete Masterson
aeonix1@...
'95 Bluebird Wanderlodge WBDA 42'
El Sobrante, CA




On Sep 10, 2006, at 7:33 PM, Leroy Eckert wrote:

>
>
>
> Pete: I am not going to paint anything that was not painted prior
> to cleaning. Don't want to screw up. I can see and feel the water
> radiator(copper in color, previously painted black) on my coach
> from street side as well as the fan side. The fan side is more
> difficult. In front of the water radiator street side is the a/c
> condenser on top and below some kind of oil cooler. It's tight
> but I can place my hand between both of these units and the water
> radiator street side. Both units are aluminum. Perhaps it is a
> charge air cooler. I was going to trace the lines on that unit
> today but was unable to do so because unfriendly fire ants were in
> the area. Is the charge air cooler associated with chassis air?
> I'm not familiar with the term. Thanks for the help.
>
> Leroy Eckert
> 1990 WB-40
> Niceville, FL
>



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[Leroy Eckert]

Pete: Hey, I appreciate the help. No apologies necessary. I'll trace down the
lines on that cooler and see where they go. I'll do that this coming w/e.
Thanks

Leroy Eckert
1990 WB-40
Niceville, FL




----- Original Message -----
From: Pete Masterson
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 9:51 PM
Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Over heating -- followup and question


Leroy,

Sorry ... I forgot for a moment that you have the 8V92 and the Series
60 in my 'bird is set up somewhat differently.

If the copper radiator is visible, repainting it might be a good idea
as it would protect it from corrosion common to copper (although in
some applications, copper will form its own protective 'green'
coating) -- but the verdigris (green coating) might also tend to clog
in a radiator and/or may interfere with the heat transmission to the
air flow (while it isn't a problem on (say) a copper roof).

On the Series 60, the "charge air radiator" cools the pressurized air
from the turbo charger before it goes into the engine. (At least
that's what it looks like in the DD engine manual I purchased.) An
8V92 may not normally have a charge air radiator.

In my coach, the transmission radiator is separate from the main
radiator and is unpainted aluminum. The chassis AC condenser is on
the _inside_ of the radiator and is also made of aluminum.

So, your '90 WB-40 is set up very differently from my '95 with the
Series 60 and therefore the "lessons learned" from my radiator
experience is only indirectly applicable to yours -- (e.g. cleaning
the radiator is a really good idea, but the specifics of the set up
are quite different.)

I didn't mean to cause confusion ... and I should have taken note of
the differing engines and likely differences in the layout. My
apologies.

Pete Masterson
aeonix1@...
'95 Bluebird Wanderlodge WBDA 42'
El Sobrante, CA

On Sep 10, 2006, at 7:33 PM, Leroy Eckert wrote:

>
>
>
> Pete: I am not going to paint anything that was not painted prior
> to cleaning. Don't want to screw up. I can see and feel the water
> radiator(copper in color, previously painted black) on my coach
> from street side as well as the fan side. The fan side is more
> difficult. In front of the water radiator street side is the a/c
> condenser on top and below some kind of oil cooler. It's tight
> but I can place my hand between both of these units and the water
> radiator street side. Both units are aluminum. Perhaps it is a
> charge air cooler. I was going to trace the lines on that unit
> today but was unable to do so because unfriendly fire ants were in
> the area. Is the charge air cooler associated with chassis air?
> I'm not familiar with the term. Thanks for the help.
>
> Leroy Eckert
> 1990 WB-40
> Niceville, FL
>

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[Mike Hohnstein]

I doubt you will find any in CA. My shop gets it in 55 gallon drums, I scream
at my guys not to get it on their skin. We supply them blue leotard gloves for
protection, like Doc puts on before he fondles yer prostate.
MH
----- Original Message -----
From: Curt Sprenger
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 9:46 PM
Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Over heating -- followup and question


Mike, I've run out of the "evil old fashioned kind". Where can I buy
more these days?

Curt Sprenger 1987 PT38 8V92, Anaheim Hills, Calif.

Mike Hohnstein wrote:

> Yeah? Why's that? You know something I've missed?
> I suggested BRAKE KLEEN, not carb cleaner. That stuff might even get
> the urathane to lift.
> MH
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Leroy Eckert
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
>
> Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 8:13 PM
> Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Over heating -- followup and question
>
> Mike-- that is the cleaner that has acetone, MEK and other goodies in
> a spray can available at WalMart or NAPA right?
> Just do no not get it on the paint.
>
> Leroy Eckert
> 1990WB-40
> Niceville, FL
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mike Hohnstein
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
>
> Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 7:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Over heating -- followup and question
>
> Douche that bad boy with Brake Kleen, not the safe stuff, the evil old
> fashoned kind that really works. A case should do the trick and it
> WILL clean out any thing.
> MH
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Rob Robinson
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
>
> Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 7:29 PM
> Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Over heating -- followup and question
>
> Leroy I too cleaned my radiator recently and did the best I could without
> taking the thing out. I noticed some paint had flaked off but opted not to
> repaint because even though I cleaned it out as best I could I am not
> confident that it is clean enough to paint. I'd be worried the paint would
> combine with any dirt/soap residue left behind and clog the fins up.
>
> On 10/09/06, Leroy Eckert > > wrote:
> >
> > David:
> > Thanks, seems reasonable. After Pete posted his problem I checked
> mine out
> > even though I do not have overtemp problems. The last time I cleaned
> my the
> > radiator was 18,000 miles ago. I washed it out this weekend and was
> amazed
> > at how much black water came out of the oil cooler, condenser and
> radiator.
> > The bus gets dirty with road film from the rain and all of that crud is
> > sucked into the radiator by the fan. I will repaint my radiator
> black next
> > weekend. The condenser and oil cooler are not painted?? Any ideas on
> that???
> >
> > Leroy Eckert
> > 1990 WB-40
> > Niceville, FL
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: David Brady
> > To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
>
>
> > Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 5:26 PM
> > Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Over heating -- followup and question
> >
> > They paint them black for the same reason that disc brake
> > calipers are painted black - heat radiation. Everything radiates
> > heat in the form of electromagnetic waves (energy). The ideal
> > is Black Body Radiation. The emissivity of a painted black
> > object radiates more like an ideal Black Body than other painted
> > colors.
> >
> > David B
> > '02 LXi Smokey
> > Va
> >
> > Pete Masterson wrote:
> > >
> > > The radiator was painted. And I noticed that they paint all the
> > > radiators in their shop that they're servicing ... there was a rack
> > > with a bunch of radiators that were just painted... I saw that they
> > > have a fan blowing air through the newly painted radiators ...
> > > probably to keep the paint from clogging the air passages.
> > >
> > >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> >
> >
>
> --
> Rob, Sue & Merlin Robinson
> 94 WLWB
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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[Gregory OConnor]

Curt, They sell it just south of SanDiego. Just dont overlook the
great job hotwater and laundry detergent does. You can get sodium
phosphate in a plastic bag "Arial" at Stater Brothers. I soak gunky
oil with diesel fuel (diesel is thin oil). this softens the gunk
then wash the diesel off with hot water and laundry soap.
Gregory O'Connor
94ptRomoland Ca

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Curt Sprenger
wrote:
>
> Mike, I've run out of the "evil old fashioned kind". Where can I
buy
> more these days?
>
> Curt Sprenger 1987 PT38 8V92, Anaheim Hills, Calif.
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>
>
> Mike Hohnstein wrote:
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> > Yeah? Why's that? You know something I've missed?
> > I suggested BRAKE KLEEN, not carb cleaner. That stuff might even
get
> > the urathane to lift.
> > MH
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Leroy Eckert
> > To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> >
> > Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 8:13 PM
> > Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Over heating -- followup and
question
> >
> > Mike-- that is the cleaner that has acetone, MEK and other
goodies in
> > a spray can available at WalMart or NAPA right?
> > Just do no not get it on the paint.
> >
> > Leroy Eckert
> > 1990WB-40
> > Niceville, FL
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Mike Hohnstein
> > To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> >
> > Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 7:40 PM
> > Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Over heating -- followup and
question
> >
> > Douche that bad boy with Brake Kleen, not the safe stuff, the
evil old
> > fashoned kind that really works. A case should do the trick and
it
> > WILL clean out any thing.
> > MH
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Rob Robinson
> > To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> >
> > Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 7:29 PM
> > Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Over heating -- followup and
question
> >
> > Leroy I too cleaned my radiator recently and did the best I could
without
> > taking the thing out. I noticed some paint had flaked off but
opted not to
> > repaint because even though I cleaned it out as best I could I am
not
> > confident that it is clean enough to paint. I'd be worried the
paint would
> > combine with any dirt/soap residue left behind and clog the fins
up.
> >
> > On 10/09/06, Leroy Eckert > > > wrote:
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> > > David:
> > > Thanks, seems reasonable. After Pete posted his problem I
checked
> > mine out
> > > even though I do not have overtemp problems. The last time I
cleaned
> > my the
> > > radiator was 18,000 miles ago. I washed it out this weekend and
was
> > amazed
> > > at how much black water came out of the oil cooler, condenser
and
> > radiator.
> > > The bus gets dirty with road film from the rain and all of that
crud is
> > > sucked into the radiator by the fan. I will repaint my radiator
> > black next
> > > weekend. The condenser and oil cooler are not painted?? Any
ideas on
> > that???
> > >
> > > Leroy Eckert
> > > 1990 WB-40
> > > Niceville, FL
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: David Brady
> > > To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> >
> >
> > > Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 5:26 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Over heating -- followup and
question
> > >
> > > They paint them black for the same reason that disc brake
> > > calipers are painted black - heat radiation. Everything radiates
> > > heat in the form of electromagnetic waves (energy). The ideal
> > > is Black Body Radiation. The emissivity of a painted black
> > > object radiates more like an ideal Black Body than other painted
> > > colors.
> > >
> > > David B
> > > '02 LXi Smokey
> > > Va
> > >
> > > Pete Masterson wrote:
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> > > > The radiator was painted. And I noticed that they paint all
the
> > > > radiators in their shop that they're servicing ... there was
a rack
> > > > with a bunch of radiators that were just painted... I saw
that they
> > > > have a fan blowing air through the newly painted radiators ...
> > > > probably to keep the paint from clogging the air passages.
> > > >
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> > Rob, Sue & Merlin Robinson
> > 94 WLWB
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[David Brady]

Pete,

The net heat power radiated is the difference between the power
absorbed and the power emitted and is proportional to the
difference in temperature between the surface temperature of
the radiator and the surrounding ambient air temp. This delta
is high for the engine radiator and low for the charge air cooler
or for the ac condenser. In other words some items are left
aluminum because if they were painted they could potentially absorb
more heat from the ambient air then they emit. The engine radiator
benefits from being black. Black cars' interiors heat up faster than
other colors, at night time, they cool down faster; i.e, they absorb
heat better and they emit heat better than white cars. It's physics.

David B
'02 LXi, Smokey
Va


Pete Masterson wrote:
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> (Looking
> at 2 automobiles, 2 wall AC units in my house, and 3 AC units on the
> top of my 'bird, none of them have the aluminum condensers painted.
> There must be a reason that probably does not have anything to do
> with "black body emission.")
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