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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