cardboard radiator air deflectors

[roccit_53 at scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca (C Boyko)]

Yep!! Me, me! I installed some scrap aluminum leftover from our house,
soffit most likely. I painted it flat black after trimming it to shape, and
I honestly don't remember how I attached it, but I did isolate it from
rubbing/cutting the rad with a bead of silicone sealent. Otherwise it just
seemed too easy for the air to sneak around it. Yep, it's still there six
years later, and that car just does not overheat. Knock wood...
Eventually maybe I'll do Klaus' too, but he has that huge Passat rad with
the dual fans, so he may actually be running TOO cool!
Cathy

On 10:31 pm 07/17/07 "T. Reed" <tereed2@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Anybody have a good solution for pushing air through the radiator and
> A/C condenser.. after discarding the cardboard pieces that came from
> the factory?
>
> I took these pieces out when I pulled my A/C since they seemed kinda
> pointless, especially since the condenser was gone and there was a
> gaping hole in its place anyway. The condenser was no longer blocking
> the radiator so it got plenty of airflow.
>
> Now that I put my A/C back in, however, I noticed that in 110 degree
> weather my car runs cooler at highway speeds with the A/C on
> (presumably because the radiator fan is sucking air at its higher
> speed) and I think this is the result of air going around the sides
> past the headlights instead of through the condenser and radiator.
>
> Making a pattern and cutting out pieces of high temperature plastic
> would be ideal.. I'm kind of afraid to use ordinary cardboard for
> fear that it might catch fire. But I was wondering if anyone has come
> up with a clever solution for this..
>
> -Toby
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