radiator issues

[fazidk]

hi ppl..dis is just for discussion sake...i know most ppl think dat dis is ez or waste of time etc etc but i think its worth doing..well anyways hehehe..


topic 1
say a normal twin core radiator..ermmm from a wira/satria 1.6..can it b changed to a smaller size but aluminium..say from a saga or sumthin?wats d problem (if any) wiz dis set up?eg. in terms of cooling performance

topic 2
most radiator fan are based behind d radiator (rite???)..ermmm can it b put in d front n wat r d problems wiz dis set up (if any)

tq n rgds

 

[g4i8y0t]

topic 2:
if u put the fan front of the radiator, it will take direct hit from stone, bugs and debris while spinning.. not a good thing.

 

[fazidk]

hmmm yeah 4got bout dat part..thnx bro..but wat about IF there is a way to make a cover or something 2 avoid those hits?

topic 2:
if u put the fan front of the radiator, it will take direct hit from stone, bugs and debris while spinning.. not a good thing.

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ermmm anybody else??

 

[DanzEterna]

then got not much air flow lor.....
the radiator is engineered to be placed behind the aircond condensor.
unless u put 2 extra fans infront your condensor lor.

 

[fazidk]

oh thnx bro danz...ok let me explain bit more here...d reason im asking is bcoz of dis problem im facing...im currently using a 2-core radiator..normally it x cause a problem wiz space rite?well in my case i do..

thing is d banana manifold im using..its design in such a way dat it consumes a bit more space then i wanted (bought it about 6yrs ago)..d radiator fits..tho just..d problem is d fan...it fits but barely..a tight squeeze..so i was wondering whether i cld place it in front...n if YES then i might replace d radiator to n aluminium one (which is bit thicker)..i have a fan already on d front (for d condensor/aircon i think) but since im NOT using d aircon i was planning (again if possible) to re-wire BOTH fans as radiator fans...dis way IF n WHEN i decide 2 repair my aircon (hehe) then it wld work both ways (kill 2 birds wiz 1 stone)

any comments on dis idea?

then got not much air flow lor.....
the radiator is engineered to be placed behind the aircond condensor.
unless u put 2 extra fans infront your condensor lor.

 

[DanzEterna]

i understand bro, u dont mind if u could attach some pics of wat u mentioned just now.......

 

[fazidk]

oh ok i can try bro...but based on ur understanding bout dis wat ur advice/feedback...

rgds

i understand bro, u dont mind if u could attach some pics of wat u mentioned just now.......

 

[DanzEterna]

hmm..very hard to say bro....
wait ah i call in the sifu xtremeleo for help.

 

[fazidk]

hehe thnx bro..appreciate ur assistance...

 

[xtremeleo]

oh thnx bro danz...ok let me explain bit more here...d reason im asking is bcoz of dis problem im facing...im currently using a 2-core radiator..normally it x cause a problem wiz space rite?well in my case i do..

thing is d banana manifold im using..its design in such a way dat it consumes a bit more space then i wanted (bought it about 6yrs ago)..d radiator fits..tho just..d problem is d fan...it fits but barely..a tight squeeze..so i was wondering whether i cld place it in front...n if YES then i might replace d radiator to n aluminium one (which is bit thicker)..i have a fan already on d front (for d condensor/aircon i think) but since im NOT using d aircon i was planning (again if possible) to re-wire BOTH fans as radiator fans...dis way IF n WHEN i decide 2 repair my aircon (hehe) then it wld work both ways (kill 2 birds wiz 1 stone)

any comments on dis idea?

thanx danz for the invitation, i will try to help out as best as i can..

so, for the Q.. its understandable y u wanna use a narrower radiator, and i dont see any problem with it. just use the smaller radiator, and put the fan in front, easy. the thing is, u need to get a fan dat pushes air TO the radiator compared to the prior fan dat sucks air THROUGH the radiator. get a thinner fan, since u r constraint by limited space. i think they are selling cheap2 for dis type of fan. u need to do simple rewiring for the new fan, after the installation, test if the temp is normal for both cruising and aggressive driving.

u can always run two fans simultaeneously for the radiator, takde masalah langsung.. u can always pm me if u need help in fixing the aircond system, tq sir

 

[fazidk]

tq so so much bro extremeleo 4 dat explanation..so it is possible to do dis kinda set up rite?(smaller radiator wiz fan INFRONT pushing air to d radiator).yeah im faced wiz space problem due to d banana manifold im currently using..strange but effective design..nx bro...

anyway i will try dis set up n leave some feedbacks on it when its done..

thnx bro...

rgds

ps. btw,where's ur place bro?wld appreciate it if u cld have a look see my aircon..i had it done b4 in january 2010 (cost me bout 1k++ but stil x rectified...darn mechanic!!)

thanx danz for the invitation, i will try to help out as best as i can..

so, for the Q.. its understandable y u wanna use a narrower radiator, and i dont see any problem with it. just use the smaller radiator, and put the fan in front, easy. the thing is, u need to get a fan dat pushes air TO the radiator compared to the prior fan dat sucks air THROUGH the radiator. get a thinner fan, since u r constraint by limited space. i think they are selling cheap2 for dis type of fan. u need to do simple rewiring for the new fan, after the installation, test if the temp is normal for both cruising and aggressive driving.

u can always run two fans simultaeneously for the radiator, takde masalah langsung.. u can always pm me if u need help in fixing the aircond system, tq sir

 

[xtremeleo]

iam located in selayang jer, please pm for more details, tq sir