Slant 6 Turbo 68Dart Project
Well today I took the radiator out, and flipped it upside down and blew it out, pushed water through it, etc... and a few bits of junk came out but nothing significant.
I then covered all the openings and sand blasted as much paint and garbage off of it as I could. Then blew it off, hosed it down, and put it back in the car. Somehow the back of the intercooler still looks nice. I think it's getting plenty airflow through this space too, so that's not the issue. I'm turning my attention to the bottom hose - since the rad has a straight lower opening and the stock one angled up, I think the change in the rubber bending is causing it to crush while driving. I can't visibly tell, but I am leaning heavily towards this.
More research needed, and also all the paint didn't quite come off the rad - I ran out of air in the main compressor before I got it all, oh well. something to do later.
Well today I took the radiator out, and flipped it upside down and blew it out, pushed water through it, etc... and a few bits of junk came out but nothing significant.
I then covered all the openings and sand blasted as much paint and garbage off of it as I could. Then blew it off, hosed it down, and put it back in the car. Somehow the back of the intercooler still looks nice. I think it's getting plenty airflow through this space too, so that's not the issue. I'm turning my attention to the bottom hose - since the rad has a straight lower opening and the stock one angled up, I think the change in the rubber bending is causing it to crush while driving. I can't visibly tell, but I am leaning heavily towards this.
More research needed, and also all the paint didn't quite come off the rad - I ran out of air in the main compressor before I got it all, oh well. something to do later.