Hood louvres installed
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Hood louvres installed
Hi,
I started a thread back on June 3, so just to follow-up, I've installed the Daystar vents in my E-450 RV and I think it came out really well. They are well-made (U.S..) and the best part is they have hidden bolts that come in from the back side, so no visible fasteners. The vents are described by Daystar as being made for a Jeep Wrangler (up to year 2015).
I've never overheated my engine as the engine fan is very effective, but I figure the vents might help at slow speeds, hot weather, and pulling a vehicle behind, where its slow going or up a grade.
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good job. I havnt seen my temp. gauge moving since i bought the car 
even in traffic jam under italian sun the gauge never moved^^ if it wouldnt move while coldstart I would guess its broken... heheh
donno how it is with diesel but in my 5.4L I will never need louvres. but as i previously said: good job. Do you have some other cool offbeat ideas?
yesterday i installed some lashshackles into my wheelhousing, so from inside. For fixing my pavillon. I guess this is offbeat too^^
even in traffic jam under italian sun the gauge never moved^^ if it wouldnt move while coldstart I would guess its broken... heheh donno how it is with diesel but in my 5.4L I will never need louvres. but as i previously said: good job. Do you have some other cool offbeat ideas?
yesterday i installed some lashshackles into my wheelhousing, so from inside. For fixing my pavillon. I guess this is offbeat too^^
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I looked at installing louvers. My good friend who studied aeronautical engineering said the way Ford cools the engines on these vans is from under the engine. The louvers may work to cool electrical lines, hoses, and other top of the engine components. I have never seen any data supporting that louvers keep the engine cooler. I have a 6.0 PSD and I am concerned about keeping the engine cool.
The louvers sure look cool!
The louvers sure look cool!
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I looked at installing louvers. My good friend who studied aeronautical engineering said the way Ford cools the engines on these vans is from under the engine. The louvers may work to cool electrical lines, hoses, and other top of the engine components. I have never seen any data supporting that louvers keep the engine cooler. I have a 6.0 PSD and I am concerned about keeping the engine cool.
The louvers sure look cool!
The louvers sure look cool!
And besides, as Billy Crystal once said...'as long as you loook mahhhhhhvelous, that's all that matters'
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The louvers do look "mahhhhhhvelous"!
The electrical wiring harnesses and hoses probably cost as much as the engine to replace. For a few hundred bucks and the coolness factor, it is probably worth the cost. How much for your louvers?
I flushed my cooling system this spring and replaced both the EGR and oil cooler on my diesel van. Never had an issue with over heating on a 8000 mile cross country trip.
A few weeks ago while traveling to the Sierras for a back packing trip, my buddy mentioned that it sure gets hot sitting next to the dog house and requested the AC turned on.
He drives a Chevy 3500. Maybe the dog house is better insulated on his van.
Is your dog house insulated?
The electrical wiring harnesses and hoses probably cost as much as the engine to replace. For a few hundred bucks and the coolness factor, it is probably worth the cost. How much for your louvers?
I flushed my cooling system this spring and replaced both the EGR and oil cooler on my diesel van. Never had an issue with over heating on a 8000 mile cross country trip.
A few weeks ago while traveling to the Sierras for a back packing trip, my buddy mentioned that it sure gets hot sitting next to the dog house and requested the AC turned on.
He drives a Chevy 3500. Maybe the dog house is better insulated on his van.
Is your dog house insulated?
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The louvers do look "mahhhhhhvelous"!
The electrical wiring harnesses and hoses probably cost as much as the engine to replace. For a few hundred bucks and the coolness factor, it is probably worth the cost. How much for your louvers?
I flushed my cooling system this spring and replaced both the EGR and oil cooler on my diesel van. Never had an issue with over heating on a 8000 mile cross country trip.
A few weeks ago while traveling to the Sierras for a back packing trip, my buddy mentioned that it sure gets hot sitting next to the dog house and requested the AC turned on.
He drives a Chevy 3500. Maybe the dog house is better insulated on his van.
Is your dog house insulated?
The electrical wiring harnesses and hoses probably cost as much as the engine to replace. For a few hundred bucks and the coolness factor, it is probably worth the cost. How much for your louvers?
I flushed my cooling system this spring and replaced both the EGR and oil cooler on my diesel van. Never had an issue with over heating on a 8000 mile cross country trip.
A few weeks ago while traveling to the Sierras for a back packing trip, my buddy mentioned that it sure gets hot sitting next to the dog house and requested the AC turned on.
He drives a Chevy 3500. Maybe the dog house is better insulated on his van.
Is your dog house insulated?
Bought it from Amazon.ca, and the kit was about $170 CDN (in your money, and given they are made in the states, I suspect you'd be looking at no more than a hundred U.S.
Yes, the doghouse is insulated, but that doesn't stop everything. You can feel the heat coming through on the long climbs. Remember that my 6.0 is working hard a lot of the time with its heavy carcass.
I would like to tackle the EGR some day (weld it shut), but so far my deltas are fine with my relatively low mileage (35K) and running coolant filter and an ELC-1 coolant. Monitoring things with ScanGauge II and Auber pyrometer.
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dont have to study engineering (im also an engineer ;-) ) to know that the louvres at least will help to cool your engine cause the heat (which always wanna go up) will be able to left the enginehousing through your hood while your in a trafficjam or very slow driving ( may off-road)
may its not a big difference while driving, but still an improvement
may its not a big difference while driving, but still an improvement
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Bought it from Amazon.ca, and the kit was about $170 CDN (in your money, and given they are made in the states, I suspect you'd be looking at no more than a hundred U.S.
Yes, the doghouse is insulated, but that doesn't stop everything. You can feel the heat coming through on the long climbs. Remember that my 6.0 is working hard a lot of the time with its heavy carcass.
I would like to tackle the EGR some day (weld it shut), but so far my deltas are fine with my relatively low mileage (35K) and running coolant filter and an ELC-1 coolant. Monitoring things with ScanGauge II and Auber pyrometer.
Yes, the doghouse is insulated, but that doesn't stop everything. You can feel the heat coming through on the long climbs. Remember that my 6.0 is working hard a lot of the time with its heavy carcass.
I would like to tackle the EGR some day (weld it shut), but so far my deltas are fine with my relatively low mileage (35K) and running coolant filter and an ELC-1 coolant. Monitoring things with ScanGauge II and Auber pyrometer.
The IPR coolant filter leaks from the ball valves. It's an amazing filter as you can clean it. The company needs to address the leaking valves.
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'sand' in my coolant filter...two types, that separate when I swirl the material. The stuff is less than a half teaspoon in volume.
Install an inline coolant filter. I bought the IPR kit. I replaced the EGR and oil cooler this spring and because the EGR cooler had a suspected leak.
The IPR coolant filter leaks from the ball valves. It's an amazing filter as you can clean it. The company needs to address the leaking valves.
The IPR coolant filter leaks from the ball valves. It's an amazing filter as you can clean it. The company needs to address the leaking valves.
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