if i remove the fan shroud

[steve s]

(think that's what its called) from the back of the radiator .will the fan still cool engine . just think it would make washingthe mud out of the rad a lot easier

[darkdezigns]

no yr engine will blow up

[steve s]

ill keep it on then thanks m8

[That Ruddy Squirrel]

I think you will still get cooling with the shroud removed, but here's a tip for cleaning the rad.

Someone on here came up with an idea if a length of copper pipe, the end folded to a right angle and squished, the other end attached to the hosepipe.

You should find that it sprays a jet of water to shift the much, and is thin enough to get into the awkward places on the rad.



Trev

[darkdezigns]

ill keep it on then thanks m8

i was kidding lol,most have to do it with the lift anyways

I think you will still get cooling with the shroud removed, but here's a tip for cleaning the rad.

Someone on here came up with an idea if a length of copper pipe, the end folded to a right angle and squished, the other end attached to the hosepipe.

You should find that it sprays a jet of water to shift the much, and is thin enough to get into the awkward places on the rad.



Trev

only works if u actually do it tho eh trev?

[That Ruddy Squirrel]

only works if u actually do it tho eh trev?

Hmmmmmmmmm


wounds

salt

rub

you will now excuse me while I remove the dagger from my back

I don't have the facilities to have a hose here Andy

[darkdezigns]

Hmmmmmmmmm


wounds

salt

rub

you will now excuse me while I remove the dagger from my back

I don't have the facilities to have a hose here Andy

sorry mate couldnt resist

[steve s]

well on sunday i used a garden pump/sprayer 5ltr and it worked very well they sell the same thing in halfords as a pressure car wash thing for £15.00 not bad as b n q sell the gardening one for £19.99.better than nothing .

[nero279]

My local TKmaxx were knocking these out at £20 a shot at the weekend http://www.tools-n-all.co.uk/items/i...LAID=302338069 can go back and see if they got any left if anyone wants to give one a try?

In reply to your original question though, removing the shroud will affect the cooling. The shroud improves the efficiency of the fan, so at low speed or sitting in traffic etc, when the fan is what's drawing air through the rad you may notice it running warmer, or the backup fan kicking in more often. It will affect cooling, but then so will the rad being chock full with mud that's trapped between the rad and shroud aswell.

[Apache]

When jetwashing your rad, be careful not to knacker the fine fins in the rad, they aint very strong (a wasp will bend them) and that will affect cooling more than removing the shroud..

[POPEYE]

Stop driveing the f##ker through mud, problem solved

[pirate-storm]

see i still visit now n then
in the nearly3 years ive had skull ive never had a shroud n ive had no probs with cooling the rad temp just sits there, but then again i think ive got a slightly bigger fan on mine than on a normal 2.4 i think stormy tried to put a shroud on n it wouldnt fit.
im sure stormy or even tonyn will remember the fan i got on mine

[JUDWAK]

i clean mine with steamwasher i lent from work after i left work of corse
should pay there do's
had it a few years now he know when i took it it was not going back



my last rad was down to a brassie shine
so dont go mad on it to clean out the rad like i have in the past
but pit muck dont like to come off tho

[steve s]

My local TKmaxx were knocking these out at £20 a shot at the weekend http://www.tools-n-all.co.uk/items/i...LAID=302338069 can go back and see if they got any left if anyone wants to give one a try?

In reply to your original question though, removing the shroud will affect the cooling. The shroud improves the efficiency of the fan, so at low speed or sitting in traffic etc, when the fan is what's drawing air through the rad you may notice it running warmer, or the backup fan kicking in more often. It will affect cooling, but then so will the rad being chock full with mud that's trapped between the rad and shroud aswell.

ian wot backup fan

[nero279]

the electric fan that 2.4s have in front of the rad, not sure if 3.0s have one or not though thinking about it.