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for the record, these are 3/4 inlets.... not 5/8....
that's done, onto the fans.... these fans came of the Wanderer, they're from a 2000 Impala and fits pretty darn good
fitting
on the radiator
and as I suspected, it does not fit as a unit without some work
however, with a genuine Corvette motorcycle strap, and removal of a few bolts...
a bit of cutting to clear the upper a-arm
and I now I have dual fans with a pre-made shroud
Doing it all wrong since 1966
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id lose that bypass hose from manifold to waterpump. yes, when the t-stat is
closed it lets you 'loop' the water, but even when the t-stat opens it will still
'bypass' a bit of water. its one of the things that made the 'overheat or not' difference
on my white 454 vette.
big block chevys are notoriously hard to cool, double so in a vette (almost zero grill
surface) and every little bit helps. by removing the bypass you force ALL the coolant/water
through the radiator when the t-stat opens. who cares if it cavitates a little cold, just drill
a couple of 1/16 holes in the rim of the t-stat.
even if it only lets 5% of the coolant bypass when hot, thats losing 5% of your total
capacity. and mine runs all day every day even in bumper to bumper for 2 hours traffic-
at 90 degress and 80% humidity it never sees 200 degrees at the motor.Last edited by fatguyzinc; November 29, 2017, 10:14 AM.
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I feel like breaking out into song.... "I got parts, they're multiplying"
then...
dagnabit... I ordered - 8 PTFE line, the box says - 8 PTFE line... that ain't - 8.... - 4.... screeech! to a stop
you know, it'd have been nice had they included the 90* fitting for the - 8 line rather then a - 6 90* fitting... oh good grief
at least the new carb fuel line looks pretty
and there's a good spot for the regulator
thinking the pump isn't going to work there.... nuts again
then I had to deal with that f***ing Jeep ..... every time I work on it, I find yet another screw up... this time, the dealership monkeys couldn't figure out how to put a light bulb back in
at least they're consistent?
the rest of that story is that whole last thing with the lug nuts ruined a rim.... but it's mostly because the pad issue (that was caused because I couldn't get the wheel off).... oh well, I'll continue my marketing campaign for them....
Doing it all wrong since 1966
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