View Full Version : radiator as a fuel cooler?


wheezer
Sep 5th, 07, 07:18 AM
I just did a auto to manual swap and my old automatic cooler lines to the radiator are no longer needed. Is there any reason I cant use the radiator as a fuel cooler now that the automatic cooler lines are gone?

guccieng
Sep 5th, 07, 09:16 AM
how hot is your fuel? i think that would be a fuel warmer more than anything. i don't know of a car that has fuel hotter than 190-210 degrees. i'd bet money the fuel in your tank is cooler than that, and should be enough to keep the lines cool, especially with a return line. jegs sells a cool can that can be filled with ice to cool fuel down if needed, otherwise i'd recommend covering the lines with a heat shield. i'd never put it through the radiator!

Eric Kammerer
Sep 5th, 07, 12:02 PM
Ditto what John said! The transmission fluid "cooler" built into the rad is a relative thing; it's designed to dissipate heat in the fluid to make the trans fluid cooler than the trans operating temp. It is not a chiller...

DOUG G
Sep 5th, 07, 03:34 PM
180* + fuel temp ... Can we say vapor lock.

fatblock
Sep 5th, 07, 06:44 PM
:sad::noway::noway::noway:

DOUG G
Sep 6th, 07, 02:54 PM
Also think about this...

As you heat a flamable liquid it becomes easier to ignight . Look up "flashpoint".

zdld17
Sep 7th, 07, 03:49 PM
Ambient temp Vs. Engine temp. Not rocket science.