[urq] Plastic radiator shroud and A/C

[Brandon Rogers]

I'm not exactly sure which shroud piece you re talking about - but I'm
thinking it is the one the extends forward from the rad and curves around to
the front (with two cutouts for the aux rad hoses).  Yes?  Regardless, I
have A/C in my car and all shrouds, un modified AFAIK.  Lower shroud, upper
shroud, side shroud and even the little shroud behind the condenser/in front
of the washer bottle. 

Feel free to shoot me a pic and I can compare it to mine....

Brandon
'84 ur

-----Original Message-----
From: urq-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:urq-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf
Of Steven B
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 5:53 PM
To: urq at audifans.com
Subject: [urq] Plastic radiator shroud and A/C


Well, I took most everything apart in the radiator/aux rad/thermostat area
on the car.  One of my goals is to replace the fibrous shroud on the side of
the rad with the plastic piece that has been sitting around forever.  What I
noticed was that the piece appears to be designed to be installed in a car
that has no A/C installed.  The A/C on my car has been non-op due to a
plugged expansion valve, but the hardware remains in place.  

So ... for those of the rest of you who also have the plastic shroud ... did
you install it with the A/C compressor in place, or has the A/C been
removed?  If there are any of you who left the A/C compressor in place, did
you cut using the old piece as a guide, or leeave as much of the plastic in
place as you could?

TIA!
Steve B
San Jose, CA (USA)

BTW, It seems as though the thermostat on the engine wasn't opening fully,
so I hope that replacing the T-stat will get me back into running shape.  I
will take the advice of Tony and the other "Full of Beans Club" members and
swap in a newer rad fan and motor to help keep good airflow through the
rad.  


      
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