Side or rear radiator diesel pusher
What are the advantages/disadvantages of side vs rear radiator on a diesel pusher?
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"RayChez".....I'm guessing that 75% of the diesels out there are rear radiator. My last coach was a rear radiator. They do a great job of cooling, or they wouldn't be in use, but there are more advantages to a side radiator than just changing belts.
On my well maintaine rear radiator Monaco, when it was a 105 degrees out and I was towing my 6K Silverado, I had to watch the temps, especially in slow moving traffic. There were times that I had to increase engine speed or take other measures to keep the temps down. My new side radiator coach is 5K heavier, dragging a tag and has a taller profile and just doesn't care if it's hot out. It cools substantially better.
Again, rear radiators are fine and are the majority of what's being used, but please show me a coach made in the last five years with an engine larger than an ISL that has a rear radiator. No matter how you slice it, the side radiator cools better, but just isn't needed on smaller coaches.
On my well maintaine rear radiator Monaco, when it was a 105 degrees out and I was towing my 6K Silverado, I had to watch the temps, especially in slow moving traffic. There were times that I had to increase engine speed or take other measures to keep the temps down. My new side radiator coach is 5K heavier, dragging a tag and has a taller profile and just doesn't care if it's hot out. It cools substantially better.
Again, rear radiators are fine and are the majority of what's being used, but please show me a coach made in the last five years with an engine larger than an ISL that has a rear radiator. No matter how you slice it, the side radiator cools better, but just isn't needed on smaller coaches.
