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boosteds13 · 03-09-2006, 12:18 AM

I am going to be using a Taurus fan on my Koyo, and the fan/shroud fits damn near perfect, except on the ends there is about a 3/4" gap between the shroud and the radiator core. What can I use to seal this gap up? I was looking in the autoparts store and all they seemed to have was some dinky weatherstripping.

***S14DB*** · 03-09-2006, 12:20 AM

Window Weld works wonders. What's wrong with the weatherstrip?

Garage door weatherstripping is nice.

*NemeGuero* · 03-09-2006, 12:22 AM

Weather stripping would work actually. RTV it on.. or JB WELD! hahah

andrewmp6 · 03-09-2006, 12:32 AM

jb weld and duct tape fixes anything

sunnys14 · 03-09-2006, 12:32 AM

thats what i was gonna say... JB WELD!

boosteds13 · 03-09-2006, 09:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by S14DB

Window Weld works wonders.

Ok, but we're putting it on yours first.

*MELLO*SOS* · 03-09-2006, 09:20 AM

jb weld, rtv and duct tape to fill gap between fan shroud and radiator? Oh man that is really ghetto and will look like ass... I second the weather stripping or foam tape of some kind, it'll probably seal better and look much better.

How are you attaching the fan/shroud to the radiator? With my altima dual fan I just ended up using zip ties on the top and bottom corners, but there is probably a better way. If you don't already know this, how close the blades are to the core plays a huge role in how well they pull air through the raidator (sealing around the shroud will really help too). At one point I had some overheating problems that were caused by me not using zip ties on the bottom of the fans, which caused them to pull away from the core about 1" and pretty much killed the cooling effect of the fans == overheat. The taurus fan has a much nicer shroud so it's probably won't be as big of a problem for you... You should post some pictures when you have them happily installed

*NemeGuero* · 03-09-2006, 09:40 AM

It'll only look ghetto if you don't put enough time in it. If you do it right, it'll look good.

Just spend some good time on it. Do it cleanly and paint it. Haha

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03-09-2006, 12:20 AM	#2
*S14DB* AFC #1 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: 昨晩あなたのお母さんの家 Posts: 20,181 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Window Weld works wonders. What's wrong with the weatherstrip? Garage door weatherstripping is nice. __________________ Comments should be taken as Opinions not as Statements of Fact

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NemeGuero No more nissan. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: RAIN, Washington. Age: 40 Posts: 8,132 Trader Rating: (10) Rides Gallery: NemeGuero Feedback Score: 10 reviews	Weather stripping would work actually. RTV it on.. or JB WELD! hahah __________________

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NemeGuero No more nissan. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: RAIN, Washington. Age: 40 Posts: 8,132 Trader Rating: (10) Rides Gallery: NemeGuero Feedback Score: 10 reviews	It'll only look ghetto if you don't put enough time in it. If you do it right, it'll look good. Just spend some good time on it. Do it cleanly and paint it. Haha __________________

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03-09-2006, 12:32 AM	#4
andrewmp6 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: kentucky Posts: 376 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	jb weld and duct tape fixes anything

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sunnys14 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: a land far far away... Posts: 1,549 Trader Rating: (19) Feedback Score: 19 reviews	thats what i was gonna say... JB WELD!

03-09-2006, 09:20 AM	#7
MELLOSOS* LAID OUT Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: LAS VEGAS Age: 43 Posts: 2,015 Trader Rating: (1) Rides Gallery: MELLO*SOS Feedback Score: 1 reviews	jb weld, rtv and duct tape to fill gap between fan shroud and radiator? Oh man that is really ghetto and will look like ass... I second the weather stripping or foam tape of some kind, it'll probably seal better and look much better. How are you attaching the fan/shroud to the radiator? With my altima dual fan I just ended up using zip ties on the top and bottom corners, but there is probably a better way. If you don't already know this, how close the blades are to the core plays a huge role in how well they pull air through the raidator (sealing around the shroud will really help too). At one point I had some overheating problems that were caused by me not using zip ties on the bottom of the fans, which caused them to pull away from the core about 1" and pretty much killed the cooling effect of the fans == overheat. The taurus fan has a much nicer shroud so it's probably won't be as big of a problem for you... You should post some pictures when you have them happily installed