Engine cooling

MidnightOval · 2004-05-16T02:43:20+00:00

Third post and so many questions.... Everywhere I look I see smooth decklids with larger engines underneath. I am running a 1600 with twin kads and non standard exhaust (not sure of the type) under the stock W deck of our 1957 oval. I am having a few heat problems and wanted to get an understanding of what my options are to keep cool, especiallly on the highway. Are there any accepted standards or is it a dark art, I want to look as stock as possible and don't want to fiddle with a radiator. ```````````````````````````````````````````` Forgive me I still haven't got an Avatar

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lugnuts Custom Title Time!

1,070 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 13 Jun 2004, 6:59 am

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Thats a very nice setup bigbruvabob,i reckon if u use your fitting idea and just cut 2 holes in the front tinware u wont have to cut the body.🙂

bigbruvabob Officially Full-On Dubber

216 posts · joined Jul 2003 · 13 Jun 2004, 12:02 pm

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yeah not having to cut into the parcel shelf would be good as there is precious little storage room there any way, but then you would need to find a way to bend the hose so the air is directed straight into the rear of the fan housing, although with the volume of air that i reckon gets pushed in there just having it in the engine bay might do the trick it would also mean more direct flow through the hoses and with twin carbs could also act as a cold air intake. the fan is still only pulling the amount of air its capable of any way so as long as its got access to plenty no probs i guess what do others think ? im sure you could probably find a plastic plumbing fitting of some kind to turn the flow ninety degrees anyway and then just fix to the firewall. maybe an elongated oval kind of hose could be used . will look into and post results as i am at this stage on my other project now.

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20 posts · joined Apr 2004 · 17 Jun 2004, 4:51 pm

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I am really impressed by the ingenuity of this forum, thanks everybody for their suggestions. I have learnt a lot.

71-BEETLE-SEDAN AKA Josh

1,058 posts · joined Mar 2009 · 6 Oct 2009, 6:07 pm

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I have got a tenis ball with an 'x' cut into it, i push this onto the lock on the inside and it lifts the decklid a bit at the bottom. Makes a difference on the hotter days. I drove it from Mitagong to Wolongong the to Stanwell Park the other day, was semi hot, got to Stanwell Park and could hold the dipstick for a while. Defo makes a difference