Phoenx trip, high temperatures Options

[Mblizzard]

My recommendation is take a quart of oil with you just in case.

I thought extra oil was a standard requirement on all 914s?

[Mblizzard]

You could also get a cheap flat electric fan for radiators and mount it temporarily with zip ties to the deck lid after you take off the rain tray. I got one off Amazon for abbot $20.

Dynasty 7 Inch High Performance Blue Electric Radiator Cooling Fan Assembly Kit. 1730 CFM. Slightly generous on the rating but moves a lot of air.

[Kansas 914]

You could also get a cheap flat electric fan for radiators and mount it temporarily with zip ties to the deck lid after you take off the rain tray. I got one off Amazon for abbot $20.

Dynasty 7 Inch High Performance Blue Electric Radiator Cooling Fan Assembly Kit. 1730 CFM. Slightly generous on the rating but moves a lot of air.

Mike - Are you pulling air out of the engine bay with it mounted to the deck lid or the other way around - trying to blow outside cooler air across the engine?

[Mblizzard]

You could also get a cheap flat electric fan for radiators and mount it temporarily with zip ties to the deck lid after you take off the rain tray. I got one off Amazon for abbot $20.

Dynasty 7 Inch High Performance Blue Electric Radiator Cooling Fan Assembly Kit. 1730 CFM. Slightly generous on the rating but moves a lot of air.

Mike - Are you pulling air out of the engine bay with it mounted to the deck lid or the other way around?

It is impossible to overcome the force of the impeller at highway speeds. So if you anticipating mostly highway I would blow in. At idle you could see some benefit in pulling air out but not much. The actual impact of something like this won't be huge but it can help.

[Mblizzard]

Here is the link to that fan.

There are much bigger ones but this one fit my application fairly well. It can push or pull.

[Kansas 914]

It is impossible to overcome the force of the impeller at highway speeds. So if you anticipating mostly highway I would blow in. At idle you could see some benefit in pulling air out but not much. The actual impact of something like this won't be huge but it can help.

Thanks Mike - that makes sense. I would only use it at speed - going up long grades where the temp tends to climb after about 10 minutes and still climbing. I usually grab a lower gear to increase RPM and likewise impeller speed but it doesn't always help. I probably wait too long and the engine becomes a big heat sink.

[TravisNeff]

You'll be fine, the only thing to avoid is a bunch of stop and go traffic.

[cpavlenko]

Well made the Phoenix trip with no problems. My average speed was 80-85, except Phoenix area. Arizona transaxle repaired the first gear problem. I'm very happy with my trans. When I got home, I adjusted the shifter linkage, and that was a lot easier than it looked. Thanks to all the input from 914 world. My shifting pattern is very good, and easy to shift through all the gears. I learned a lot on this site. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pray.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pray.gif)