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Tech Forum => Workshop => Topic started by: willo on July 12, 2011, 10:18:46 PM

Title: Tj Rad
Post by: willo on July 12, 2011, 10:18:46 PM

Hi,
I am thinking about putting my radiator in the back of my TJ (I run a truck cab) as everytime i go off road, my rad gets proppa full of mud. I recently installed a waterproof spal fan to replace my almost shot derale. And I have installed some bonnet vents to try and shift the air, when under high revs and low speed. I also have a twinmotor winch in the way which will hinder things somewhat. I am able to turn off my fan for when I go in deep water.
At the last event I was at it was like a summers day and whilst the spal managed to keep everything from boiling over, it was on the whole time, probably after the first dunking.

So I wonder if anyone else has stuck their rad in the back and if so how did you rote the pipework etc?

Thanks

Willo

Title: Re: Tj Rad
Post by: MOCAJ on July 12, 2011, 10:22:28 PM

i think cleggy may have done it  :icon_winkle:

Title: Re: Tj Rad
Post by: Nosebolt on July 13, 2011, 01:10:42 PM

done similar in stock cars before and we used hard fitted solid pipe to run front to back with normal rubber hoses to join the ends, as a rule we went 1/4" bigger I/D than the rubber hose we were replacing/extending with tube just so as to not restrict the flow

Title: Re: Tj Rad
Post by: cleggy on July 13, 2011, 07:58:45 PM

Not yet.  :icon_rolleyes:

Title: Re: Tj Rad
Post by: isle of man on July 13, 2011, 08:30:00 PM

Buggy has it....