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Is that more cooling area than the stock rad?
Yes and it’s 12 fins per inch vs 7 on OEM
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Is that more cooling area than the stock rad?
... Due to the fan roaring all the time.
The CSF's are not "bad" - but being as they're copper/brass , they're not as efficient as the aluminum for extreme duty cooling. (Larger tires and added weight.) And the TYC has the best numbers for the OEM style (plastic tanks) radiators. Looks like your '96 was originally cooled by an aluminum radiator. After '94 Mr. T used the aluminum radiators. One detail most miss about the OEM radiators is the older copper/brass were 3 rows thick, whereas the newer aluminum ones were only 2 rows thick. They got the same or better performance out of less rows with the aluminum than they did with the copper/brass. That should tell you something. Just because it has more rows, doesn't mean it's better. What it's made out of and the fin design is also important. TYC's fin design is different than the OEM aluminum Koyos.So the CSF is "bad" and the TYC, KOYO are "good"?
I always thought (in my mind) the CSF was a better....... I've owned my LX450 a little over a year now. Last summer never had an issue w/ cooling. This year I had the CSF cleaned (at a radiator shop) and did new hoses, cap, etc (no fan clutch). This weekend I couldn't pull any mountain pass at all without the temp gauge just going up! I did order a new fan clutch and I'll have it tomorrow. Once I install the new FC i'll see what happens. Guess I should look into a "TYC, or KOYO" radiator??
It is not done until you Field Test it - the plan is to take the 80 to the extremely hot and loads condition.
AC ON FULL BLAST FULL TIME
I decided to lure my friends to go wheeling in the desert in July, Summer is off season until September. Too hot in the desert.
I promised them cheap beer, cheap stakes and cheap jokes.
Drive 100 miles on rout 6 tollway as fast as I can with AC fully loaded 25 gallons of water 10 gallons gasoline and all the tools and camping equipment. Overnight at the entrance of the trail a full day on a very hard trail with a lot of mountain climbing the trail ends at the lowest place in the world the Dead Sea and drive up Highway 31 to the city of Arad on top of the mountain it is considered very challenging serpentine like climbing.
Could not make it overheat!!! with a short time peak 203 F
I had a stupid smile all the way
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I don't really have words for the Barren, Desolate feeling those pics give me. Would hate to break down out there.
Was that the air temp?..................Could not make it overheat!!! with a short time peak 203 F.......
Couldn't agree more. But, for some of us - it's the Holy land. I would sure love to visit sometime!I don't really have words for the Barren, Desolate feeling those pics give me. Would hate to break down out there.
But, for some of us - it's the Holy land. I would sure love to visit sometime!
203F is very good. But what about when the rig is not moving, say 5-10 mph max.? Mine never gets over 200F as long as the car is moving too. The problem is when i slow down...It is not done until you Field Test it - the plan is to take the 80 to the extremely hot and loads condition.
AC ON FULL BLAST FULL TIME
I decided to lure my friends to go wheeling in the desert in July, Summer is off season until September. Too hot in the desert.
I promised them cheap beer, cheap stakes and cheap jokes.
Drive 100 miles on rout 6 tollway as fast as I can with AC fully loaded 25 gallons of water 10 gallons gasoline and all the tools and camping equipment. Overnight at the entrance of the trail a full day on a very hard trail with a lot of mountain climbing the trail ends at the lowest place in the world the Dead Sea and drive up Highway 31 to the city of Arad on top of the mountain it is considered very challenging serpentine like climbing.
Could not make it overheat!!! with a short time peak 203 F
I had a stupid smile all the way
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What's amazing is that I see no awnings for shade!!!
203F is very good. But what about when the rig is not moving, say 5-10 mph max.? Mine never gets over 200F as long as the car is moving too. The problem is when i slow down...
@Marco Lau it can stand all day in the sun 45C in the shade 90C in the sun even with CSF rad, engine running for the AC to work with no problem normal temp and the same with long rock garden crawling and uphill in low.. No problems
The only time I see it getting hotter is after long highway drive when i stop it will go up 3C and if it will idle it will cool itself for those situations I turn the second pusher SPAL fan
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I’m moving down to San Diego from Washington State and the other day was getting the Cruiser ready for its trip and noticed coolant leaking onto the ground so I started investigatingView attachment 2018661 and discovered a crack in my radiator on the upper plastic cap! I’m glad I noticed it before I got on the road. My TYC is coming in the mail tomorrow so I hope it’s everything everyone claims to be.