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One Piece at a Time: My 1985 Diesel Suburban
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The Spal number is in a photo a page or two back on here. Derale doesn't really have a part number setup, yet. You've pretty much got to call them with your core dimensions to get something going. Some of the fan sizes are rarer than hens teeth right now, and their catalog isn't fully online.
David
The Chevy Volt has 12" Spal fans. Don't know what the odds are you could find one of those in your local junkyard.
There would be great irony about a Volt's fans being used in a Big Block powered square body.
I've lifted the hood on our Volt about a dozen times (it's very low maintenance), and I've never paid attention to the fans, but now I've got to take a look.
David
1st or second gen Volt ? I liked the first gen better than 2nd, except the buttons on the dash, I could never find what i wanted w/o looking at them.
they use coolant, you will get a warning light when coolant is @1/2" low in bottle. Add coolant good to go.
they use coolant, you will get a warning light when coolant is @1/2" low in bottle. Add coolant good to go.
This is where I got my info on the Volt fans:
They are PWM fans he's controlling thru a Holley Terminator ECU.
They are PWM fans he's controlling thru a Holley Terminator ECU.
First gen. It’s been a great car.
That’s really cool. That ability to control also opens up the possibility for an PWM fan clutch from late style diesels.
David
@AgDieseler, the tan Seymour MRO paint you're using, is it a gloss?
Yeah, it’s about the same luster as the hardware store stuff stephen found years ago.
620-1435 Seymour MRO Industrial High-Solids Spray Paint, Tan (16 oz) - Seymour Paint
www.seymourpaint.com
David
I've been using the camo paint on the sliders and I need something that will hold up a little better.Yeah, it’s about the same luster as the hardware store stuff stephen found years ago.
620-1435 Seymour MRO Industrial High-Solids Spray Paint, Tan (16 oz) - Seymour Paint
David
On a generous single coat, it’s a full 24 hour cure time, but it’s as close as I’ve come to the toughness of powder coat short of the real thing.
David
@AgDieseler, I'm thinking about going dual exhaust with the GenVI install and I'm wondering how you felt about the oval exhaust you used to get around the tcase drop. Do you have any installed pics? Anything you'd recommend from your experience?
Oval saves the day in a lot of cases. Only in super duper high stung engines do the flow characteristics introduced by oval really matter, so just keep it big (3, 3.5 or 4), and pie cut to your heart's delight. No way I could fit my setup and have my 205 clocked where it is without using oval or at least splitting the exhaust to two smaller diameters.
Found a handful. There might be more back on here, but this is all that was in my phone.
Exhaust fab can be a lot of fun. I recommend welding a section at a time (especially for stainless), then building and tacking the next one. That keeps movement and shrink pretty well managed. My system shrank by an inch post-weld, which isn't bad for something that's about 25 linear feet long, but if you don't plan for it, it can really be frustrating to get the finished system in place.
David
Interesting! I didn't know it would shrink. Thank you for the pictures. I think our cases might be clocked the same, or within a hole anyway. I was wondering about heat wrapping the section over the tcase.
Probably a smart move, especially if there are fluid lines nearby. I should wrap mine next time it’s apart.
David
60 days of adventure prep starts now.
First, 5.13s. I know I know. I should have done this with the links, but I was dumb. I’m not any smarter now, but after logging a little over 1300 off-road miles the last two years, the utility of deeper gearing was obvious.
Next, BD 8XL, possibly a rooftop tent, better storage, and change the oil.
David
First, 5.13s. I know I know. I should have done this with the links, but I was dumb. I’m not any smarter now, but after logging a little over 1300 off-road miles the last two years, the utility of deeper gearing was obvious.
Next, BD 8XL, possibly a rooftop tent, better storage, and change the oil.
David
Great choice! You will keep that top speed gearing! I have not heard of many failures of the 5.13 gears compared to the 5.38’s.I am saving up for my 5.13’s.
With a roof top tent, imagine all the overland possibilities!
Yeah, I was concerned about 5.38s on a 9000 lbs truck, especially on the front 60 where it turns on the coast side. The 5.13s are tried and true.
My conversion to full broverlander is well underway. Next, I’ll be making tacos in an old plow disc while streaming Netflix on starlink.
David
I have 5:13s and have not had any issue with them. I do have a HP60 though.
