keeping mud out of radiator

[swynx]

truck was having an overheating problem, so i swapped out the thermostat, then it would get up to about 3/4 of the guage, so i pulled the radiator to go get it tested, but found that it was full of mud so air couldnt get through. must be spray from the fan hitting the water.

whats everyone do to avoid this from happening?

i have an e-fan off a saturn that ive thought about throwing on there but im not sure if i want to.

 

[Mickey Bitsko]

truck was having an overheating problem, so i swapped out the thermostat, then it would get up to about 3/4 of the guage, so i pulled the radiator to go get it tested, but found that it was full of mud so air couldnt get through. must be spray from the fan hitting the water.

whats everyone do to avoid this from happening?

i have an e-fan off a saturn that ive thought about throwing on there but im not sure if i want to.

you have mud IN the radiator or mud from playing in mud in the fins of the radiator?

 

[wildbill23c]

Don't drive through mud .

 

[97RangerXLT]

Put a screen in front of it, that will catch most of it. then if you have been wheeling and mudding, one of the first things you should be doing when you get home is backflushing the fins with a garden hose at the very least, and idealy with a pressurized car wash hose.

You should also be checking your differential, transfer case and transmission fluids for water contamination or even changing them out at that time as well if you are going deep enough to plug the airflow...

AJ

 

[Bronco638]

You should also be checking your differential, transfer case and transmission fluids for water contamination or even changing them out at that time as well if you are going deep enough to plug the airflow...

AJ

You should extend the front diff, xfer case and tranny breather tubes up high in the engine compartment, to keep them from ingesting water or getting clogged. For the rear diff breather tube, extend it up by one of the tail lights.

 

[swynx]

sorry about that, mud on the radiator. that screen trick should do the job, i never thought about that. i already have my breathers extended, i check the fluids before/after every trip for contamination.

i used my garden hose with a spray nossel it took about 10 minutes, but it also took about 15 trips out to get it all plugged up.

most the trails have water that goes above the door line, so im sure its spray from the fan. thats the only reason i was thinking of using the e fan

 

[bigmark303]

at the end of your wheeling trip just sit in a swamp or body of water and let the fan spray water everywhere in the engine bay. It cleans out the radiator quick enough.

Thats what I do when the mud is thick otherwise I run around with mud filled fins and dont have much issue with overheating.