Over heating -- followup and question

[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
>



[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]