jwalterus
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you're getting too complicated and expensive, the swimming pool bed would be cheaper and easier
hmmmm marine motor
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you're getting too complicated and expensive, the swimming pool bed would be cheaper and easier
you're getting too complicated and expensive, the swimming pool bed would be cheaper and easier
I am to please.....
(The easy way usually frowned upon. I work for a govt agency..... the more complicated & expensive, the better! :)Actually, I have a 100 gallon stainless steel spray tank. If one could put the heat exchanger inside that.... Then the only issue would be how to cool the water that the heat exchanger is in? At some point..... it would get HOT. Bubble some nitrogen in it or drop some dry ice into the tank every so often?
Actually, another idea came to mind.... depending on what kind of truck this is (2 or 4x4). One could make another custom radiator that would go behind the front bumper (like how some cars have intercoolers there).
jwalterus
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just replace the hood with a custom tilt-louvered radiator 
Actually, I was thinking.....
If one wanted to do it on cheap, one could use a radiator from a class 8 semi or from a rear engine school bus. One or two would probably increase the capacity of the cooling system as an expensive "custom" radiator. But odds are, you would need to use a booster pump to get the coolant to flow from the front to the back. A pump with the proper hose diameter probably could be found at a marine supply, I'm sure they use booster pumps there.
Also, to boost cooling, one could have a 5 gallon tank of water and a windshield washer pump and 'dribble' water onto the cooling fins of the "rear" radiator during high heat peaks. It could be either a manual button to push or put on a temp switch to turn it on automatically.....
Crazy?
I don't know. Might be.... oh well.
Oh, speaking of air cleaners..... I salvaged a really old snow blower that had a Tecumseh motor. I think the brand was "Snow Bird". Any how, they didn't put a air cleaner on it at all! I guess they figured that if you are blowing snow, the odds of having "dust" around is nill...
If one wanted to do it on cheap, one could use a radiator from a class 8 semi or from a rear engine school bus. One or two would probably increase the capacity of the cooling system as an expensive "custom" radiator. But odds are, you would need to use a booster pump to get the coolant to flow from the front to the back. A pump with the proper hose diameter probably could be found at a marine supply, I'm sure they use booster pumps there.
Also, to boost cooling, one could have a 5 gallon tank of water and a windshield washer pump and 'dribble' water onto the cooling fins of the "rear" radiator during high heat peaks. It could be either a manual button to push or put on a temp switch to turn it on automatically.....
Crazy?
I don't know. Might be.... oh well.Oh, speaking of air cleaners..... I salvaged a really old snow blower that had a Tecumseh motor. I think the brand was "Snow Bird". Any how, they didn't put a air cleaner on it at all! I guess they figured that if you are blowing snow, the odds of having "dust" around is nill...
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jwalterus
Made in America
why not a 12v agchem pump? they flow something like 1200 GPH through a 2inch hose, you'd never run out of water flow!
That would work. But ya got to slow the flow so that it can actually COOL.
Also, could a pump like that take the heat??? Some can, some can't...
jwalterus
Made in America
I would assume they would be able to hold up to whatever you can throw at them, some of the chemicals they get used for are extremely caustic, I don't know how you could slow the flow though, maybe a rheostat switch instead of a regular toggle?
gatorman21218
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What about a firetruck? Surely you can find a junk one and rob some parts. They have large tanks right? also what about the high pressure hoses?
BUT with all this weight for the cooling comes a cost. I mean if your truck now weighs 15k whats the point of gaining 150hp over stock?
BUT with all this weight for the cooling comes a cost. I mean if your truck now weighs 15k whats the point of gaining 150hp over stock?
jwalterus
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as I said, ignore the extra weight, we are gonna pretend the weight wouldn't affect the truck......
I just had an idea!!!! what about running your a/c through the water reservoir???? you could use it to cool the water instead of the cab!!!
I just had an idea!!!! what about running your a/c through the water reservoir???? you could use it to cool the water instead of the cab!!!
An idea. As long as the water does not ice up on the .... forgot what it's called.
Water weighs about 8 pounds per gallon. And if you are using pure water, this cooling tank won't work in winter.....
This is a nice "what if" exercise.
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