To further extend the life of this thread, and for purely entertainment
purposes, I offer forth this small bit of automotive wizardry, from my own
experience- non lbc...
When I was completing the frame off work on my 47 Plymouth, after
installing the running gear, and main body, but not the front end sheet
metal, I had the need to run the engine. The front end ducting into the
radiator was in place, but without the fenders and hood in place, the
airflow was not channeled, so running the engine, even with proper fan and
radiator operation was an invitation to an overheating. My solution to this
was simple- I rigged an average size desk fan immediately forward of the
radiator to blow air through it from the front. The fan on the water pump
will only pull air through properly when ducted correctly, so that had not
been happening.
Simple cure, but it worked well. I almost forgot to remove it when I put the
sheetmetal on!. (That would have made an interesting accessory!
Scott
> Not to stir the pot, but for my own interest.
> If the coolant is actually cooling the intake during running, would this
not
> result in better mass flow. In other words if you ran another radiator
and
> further cooled the intake, could you theoretically get better performance.
> Higher density therefore greater mass of air....sorta like an
> intercooler/precooler. (warning! Do not mix LBC with modern newfangled
> machinery).
> I am presently looking at a similar microturbine cooling system and 68
> degrees seems to be the optimum as published by the turbine mfg.
> Curious Ed
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