More cooling underway.
Trading passive coolers in front of the intercooler for these.
David
Trading passive coolers in front of the intercooler for these.
David
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One Piece at a Time: My 1985 Diesel Suburban
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These are good for slow going off road
Oil coolers are installed and wired. Adam at Tribe16 did this while I was wrapping up the front end of the car. The reverse scoop is a little "skid" to protect the core from rocks and whatnot. I pulled the cover on the engine oil cooler to more clearly show the mounting angle. It's a cozy fit.
Also, finally got to nearly entirely desticker the truck.
And now, I'm an overlander. Or an overpacker. Definitely one of those two. We don't have a king bed at home, but somehow now have one on the truck. We're living in the future.
Need to install the awning, service the seals on the assist ram, change the oil, grease rod ends, and pack. The duramax is ready to pull.
David
Also, finally got to nearly entirely desticker the truck.
And now, I'm an overlander. Or an overpacker. Definitely one of those two. We don't have a king bed at home, but somehow now have one on the truck. We're living in the future.
Need to install the awning, service the seals on the assist ram, change the oil, grease rod ends, and pack. The duramax is ready to pull.
David
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Looking good! Just need a snorkel 
I'm looking forward to your tent review after the trip, there are so many opinions on them.
I'm looking forward to your tent review after the trip, there are so many opinions on them.
I’ll definitely do an after action report. So far, I’m impressed with the quality of the construction and the materials. It’s a heavy duty one, and it should be at 190 lbs. Assembly is not a trivial task, and instructions are just okay. Setup is 1/2 the time of the large ground tent, but definitely not as quick as a clam shell.
After 10 solid days using it, I’ll check in again.
David
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I always thought a flip pac built into the suburban would be the ticket. Now with the pirate leg roof tents are out, but I'd love to hear how this one works for you.
It looks like a nice setup.
It looks like a nice setup.
Only 1 sticker ?? You'll be way down on HP now 
Looking good.
Looking good.
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I've long pondered putting cooler(s) is that area. Be interested to see if you have any observations.
Same here, I’m going to see how David likes it. I have a hard time keeping my trans cooled down.
Advantage to running single exhaust I put my trans cooler under the bed, non exhaust side.
For fast and light, absolutely. I also like the form factor for those clam shells - sleek, easy setup, and enough space for me and probably one dog. This big boy will fit my wife and both dogs.
Over time, I might move the fold out to the white truck and slim down for the suburban, but I’m new to this whole overpacking thing.
The math checks out.
It all adds up. Our core support openings are so small, and it’s tough to make four total rows of coolers work with a normal engine fan. I’ve got about a 7-10 min timer once I start really hammering on the throttle before systems get warmer than I like - 210+ on coolant, 220 on trans, the oil pressure signals that it’s getting a little thin, and there’s probably no way the intercooler is rejecting any heat. As always, the answer is more race car parts.
That’s the main reason why I’m moving them.
That’s a great location. It was my second choice, except for the subframe interference. I bet that works really well.
@Babaganoosh - that’s where I was talking about for your cooler.
David
Yes, my truck is the same way. On the highway for long periods of time it gets hot. If I put a trailer on the truck it’s worse. Some of this has to do with trans programming but still.
My biggest thing is I don’t know what makes a cooler good? I have this now. https://derale.com/product-footer/f...unt2013-10-28-09-53-271226240719/15900-detail
It’s mounted in the grille in front of just the radiator.
The heat rejection on that cooler is really low at 14K BTU. If the trans is locking up on the highway, you should be making very little heat.
Derale has a lot of options that aren't far off in size. This unit has more than 4X the capacity and a similar power draw fan:
40 Row Hyper-Cool Extreme Remote Cooler, -6AN
40 Row Hyper-Cool Extreme Remote Cooler, -6AN Hyper-Cool Extreme Hyper-Cool Extreme Fluid Cooler, -6AN 13870, 15870, 15875, 15876, 1587x
Their race coolers (which lately are just okay in terms of build quality) have about 8X the capacity of your current cooler.
18 Row Hi-Flow Racing Remote Fluid Cooler with Single Fan, 7/8-14 UNF O-ring
18 Row Hi-Flow Racing Remote Fluid Cooler with Single Fan, 7/8-14 UNF O-ring Hi-Flow Racing Hi-Flow 18 Row Dual Fan Racing Cooler, 7/8-14 O-ring, 65840, 65861, 65860, 61178, 61878, 61878
These are the ones I'm testing from Triton; the fluid runs to this first, then to the radiator exchanger, and then back to the trans/engine:
David
Hit the nail on the head, now I know why.The heat rejection on that cooler is really low at 14K BTU. If the trans is locking up on the highway, you should be making very little heat.
Derale has a lot of options that aren't far off in size. This unit has more than 4X the capacity and a similar power draw fan:
40 Row Hyper-Cool Extreme Remote Cooler, -6AN
40 Row Hyper-Cool Extreme Remote Cooler, -6AN Hyper-Cool Extreme Hyper-Cool Extreme Fluid Cooler, -6AN 13870, 15870, 15875, 15876, 1587xderale.com
Their race coolers (which lately are just okay in terms of build quality) have about 8X the capacity of your current cooler.
18 Row Hi-Flow Racing Remote Fluid Cooler with Single Fan, 7/8-14 UNF O-ring
18 Row Hi-Flow Racing Remote Fluid Cooler with Single Fan, 7/8-14 UNF O-ring Hi-Flow Racing Hi-Flow 18 Row Dual Fan Racing Cooler, 7/8-14 O-ring, 65840, 65861, 65860, 61178, 61878, 61878
These are the ones I'm testing from Triton; the fluid runs to this first, then to the radiator exchanger, and then back to the trans/engine:
David
The Derale 13870 is what I use. When I bought mine the fan came default as puller, which would be counter productive in front of the rad.
Hmmmm, I need to step my cooler game up. I thought I got a good one. 
Would probably be fine as an additional cooler, and a pusher fan in front of the rad.Hmmmm, I need to step my cooler game up. I thought I got a good one.
My dad is on trailer maintenance, I made t-studs, and the awning is on.
David
David
Looking good! Just need a snorkel
I'm looking forward to your tent review after the trip, there are so many opinions on them.
. . . . . and the tree branch cables.
I saw set of those on a brand new Bronco in the parking lot at Kohls yesterday. Solid black, blacked out rig, glossy as can be. Not a scratch in sight. Who are you fooling that you are going to drive that through tree branches?????
I thought the scoop was facing forward when I first saw it!
Martin
We’re going full Boy Scout mode.
That stove was barely used, but never cleaned by the PO. I cleaned off a lot of old, charred, cheesy arterial plaque. Kind of gross, but now reformed.
David
That stove was barely used, but never cleaned by the PO. I cleaned off a lot of old, charred, cheesy arterial plaque. Kind of gross, but now reformed.
David
