Engine compartment cooler

[g_man1146]

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Sidney Breese"
<ssbreese@a...> wrote:
> At the top of my engine is a squirel cage fan that directs air over
> the engine. It does not seem to work. Anybody know how it works.
> Looks like there is a sensor wire running to the engine. Is it
useful
> or should I just forget about it?

Hi Sid,
That fan is thermostatically controlled and was used to vent the hot
air from above the engine compartment heat shield to prevent excess
heat in the bedroom. The one in my '90 went bad (bearings) and a
replacement, which was available a few years ago, cost over $1000.00.
I fabricated a duct the size of the old fan and end fed it through a
piece of flexible defroster duct from a 12 VDC bilge blower mounted
above the batteries. Worked great and total cost was less than $75.00.

Rich D. '99LXi43' CT