Newbie Issues...Engine Bay Cool Down Methods

[Bob & Carol Howald`]

Just keeping the engine bay door open for 45 or so minutes help's a
bunch......Bob 93pt..Illinois



>
> A few of us here in Texas have installed 12V electric radiator fans
on
> the passenger side of the engine compartment, blowing back over the
> engine and through the radiator to aid in the cooldown of that
area.
> It really helps a lot. I installed a switch next to the fan that I
> turn on when I shut the engine off. I let it run for 15 to 30
minutes
> after shutdown.
>
> R.E. (Ron) Marabito, Dallas, TX 92WB40
>
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Allen & Conny"
> wrote:
> >
> > We just took our 43' LXi out for our first shake down cruise to
Ft.
> > Desoto Park in St. Pete, Florida. Aside from the Ranger sending
to a
> > spot we had no prayer of getting into, we had an issue of cooling
down
> > the bedroom of the coach. Granted, it was 94 degrees with 100%
> > humidity, but the bedroom seemed to take hours and hours to cool
down
> > with all the heat of the engine bay trapped directly below the
bed.
> >
> > What is the best way to vent the engine bay of all that heat?
What
> > did the dealer not tell me? Any help would be greatly
appreciated!
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > -Allen and Conny
> > '00 43' LXi
> > "Lone Wolf"
> >
>