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vortex · May 9, 2009

Made my own spacers yesterday out of some 3/4" aluminum pipe cut to 1" lengths and then slid the shank of the bolt through the hole.

Cost of bolts- 80 cents
Cost of pipe- $1.50
Time- 25 minutes

-PJ-

CRASH · May 9, 2009

What does this mod do for you?

bcmaxx · May 9, 2009

lets hot air escape from the engine bay, works great, I did the same.

vortex · May 9, 2009

CRASH said:
What does this mod do for you?

True but here in washington its not TOO hot but everyonce in a while i do get stuck in traffic for long periods of time in hot weather plus it keweps the engine about 40* cooler in the summer.

-PJ-

jeeperjohn · May 9, 2009

Where'd you get that nifty aluminum tank?

vortex · May 10, 2009

jeeperjohn said:
Where'd you get that nifty aluminum tank?

It was in it when i bought the jeep but i did see them on this forum a while back....

i can give you mesurements and take more pictures if your interested..

-PJ-

EDIT: here is the link to those cooling tanks my good sir!

http://www.macsradiator.com/replacmentjeepradiatorfilltanks.aspx

DeftwillP · May 10, 2009

I think you can just buy the spacers at any hardware store correct??
Just so I know, what size bolts are they? I don't want to get my hands dirty and go find out...:moon:

jeepfreak1020 · May 10, 2009

Is this mod ok if you get alot of rain and snow in your area? Will it be ok to have watter running into the engine?

Tenny · May 10, 2009

Did this also a while ago. A little bit of air escapes, but not as much as I wish. Still it's a cheap fix, just makes it look like it was in an accident though...

wim hoppenbrouwers · May 10, 2009

Hallo. Looks better than expected. And a lot easier than hoodvents. LOL

'92 XJ

vortex · May 10, 2009

DeftwillP said:
I think you can just buy the spacers at any hardware store correct??
Just so I know, what size bolts are they? I don't want to get my hands dirty and go find out...:moon:

They are 2" long fine thread with 13mm hex head (i never payed attention sorry):sad1:

-PJ-

jeeperjohn · May 12, 2009

vortex said:
It was in it when i bought the jeep but i did see them on this forum a while back....

i can give you mesurements and take more pictures if your interested..

-PJ-

EDIT: here is the link to those cooling tanks my good sir!

http://www.macsradiator.com/replacmentjeepradiatorfilltanks.aspx

Thanks dude, you rock!

mud-dog27 · May 12, 2009

jeepfreak1020 said:
Is this mod ok if you get alot of rain and snow in your area? Will it be ok to have watter running into the engine?

i live in british columbia canada where it rains majority of the year and snows a fair bit at times i also have lebaron hood vents and ive yet to have any problems

Tenny said:
Did this also a while ago. A little bit of air escapes, but not as much as I wish. Still it's a cheap fix, just makes it look like it was in an accident though...

try wiring your Aux fan to a switch and turn it on...it pushes out alot of air...and like i said above thats with hood vents

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