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Tedious afternoon
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| Rick Parker |
11-11-2014 07:08 PM |
Tedious afternoon
For the last few weeks I've had the steering gear out of the car and servicing the Steering Rack and front suspension. To access some of the fasteners to redo the safety wire I had to remove the radiator. Today I spent the biggest part of the afternoon on a thankless menial project; straightening the fins on the radiator. Damn that is so tedious. I purchased a Fin Comb and before using it was then told by the folks at Fluidyne to use a pick instead and to not to go to deep as damage to the louvers would hinder the efficiency of the radiator. The trick is to carefully slide the pick in between each fin (about 1/4" deep) that has been folded over by road debris, large bugs and ingested import cars :)and work it from top to bottom between the horizontal tubes. Then using very long pointed needle nose pliers I was able to flatten the metal fins between the tubes and essentially reshape the damaged ones. I was amazed how long it took. There's ALOT of rows on a radiator:eek:
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| patrickt |
11-11-2014 07:13 PM |
That's why I like pusher fans -- they deflect a lot of the road debris.;)
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| Clayboy |
11-11-2014 07:47 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by patrickt
(Post 1325652)
That's why I like pusher fans -- they deflect a lot of the road debris.;)
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Except I don't recall seeing them on slabsides... :LOL:
Bob |
| Rick Parker |
11-11-2014 08:13 PM |
I'm going to be getting Foam for my rollbar (NOT!), oh wait I never saw that on 289's either....
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It'll look better too, rick! Go get em'!
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| CompClassics |
11-12-2014 10:57 AM |
Actually the original fan on a 289 street Cobra was a pusher fan.
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| rodneym |
11-12-2014 03:37 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by patrickt
(Post 1325652)
That's why I like pusher fans -- they deflect a lot of the road debris.;)
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...as well as air. :JEKYLHYDE |
| patrickt |
11-12-2014 03:43 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by rodneym
(Post 1325806)
...as well as air. :JEKYLHYDE
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... but they also keep your speedometer needle from bouncing.:) |
| Rick Parker |
11-12-2014 04:24 PM |
Patrick:
Increase the pitch on the props.
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| patrickt |
11-12-2014 04:42 PM |
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| rodneym |
11-12-2014 05:01 PM |
Naaaaw.
Nuthin' a couple well placed foam tubes couldn't fix ;)
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| Bill Wallace |
11-12-2014 05:29 PM |
Rick...we have huge grasshoppers in the Midwest where I live. I spent a similar amount of time that you did extracting grasshoppers/butterflies and large bugs of indeterminate origin from the radiator and oil cooler and then straightening radiator fins. Then I bought one of these radiator guards, painted it black, and trimmed it to fit the radiator and oil cooler. It's a press fit in both locations. You can easily remove the guards and hose the bugs out from the back side. The guards can be easily removed in less than 5 minutes for car shows, etc. No more bent fins!
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| Bill Wallace |
11-12-2014 05:31 PM |
radiator guards
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| Large Arbor |
11-13-2014 08:04 PM |
Tedious Afternoon
I have found that an air hose with a limited amount of pressure works well.
Phil
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