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 Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 14:09 Post subject: Radiator Blocked up |
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On my vitara the radiator gets clogged up with mud, I hose it down for a while and get off what i can but always have trouble with oerheatin, do you all get this?
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| Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 17:52 Post subject: |
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Yup, its a pita 
I'm thinking of a board in front of the rad for off road but use an electric fan on the back to help cooling, and making it so the fan can be swithed off for wading through slime.
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| Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 18:00 Post subject: |
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How about a bit of perspex spaced off the grille a bit so the air can still be pulled in by your levvy fan. That or if its a dedicated off road toy move the rad to the back!
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Arthur
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| Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 19:23 Post subject: |
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have thought about moving rad to back but it involves too much work for me 
If/when use the trooper i dunno what to do, tried perspex on the vitara but it just overheated and the perspex was very hot when i took it out, just after 20mins of drivin round 
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markymoan
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| Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2007 19:28 Post subject: |
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How about a fine steel mesh over the grill, it will catch a lot of the mud before it gets to the rad and will be easier to give a quick clean as the day goes on 
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| Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 11:54 Post subject: |
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Good idea, might look into that, cheers buddy 
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| Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 23:01 Post subject: |
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| fitting it in the back is the best way and easyer than you might think m8. |
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