Side or rear radiator diesel pusher
What are the advantages/disadvantages of side vs rear radiator on a diesel pusher?
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et2 wrote:
Are you saying the air to cool is coming off the outside of the coach into the bay? Is this true? Can someone confirm. If so I would think that is a big advantage - cooler air.
Yes, with a side radiator, air flows from the side of the coach through the CAC (Charge Air Cooler), then radiator. The fan(s) are inside that/in the engine room and SUCK air from the outside.
With a rear radiator, air is sucked from below, after passing over the (hot) rear axle, transmission and engine. The fan pushes it into the CAC and then the radiator (except on stacked systems where the CAC is above the radiator).
