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Old May 19, 2016 | 10:05 AM
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I installed screens on my condenser because of my dirt road !!!





I thought of doing this also, then figuring out how to unplug the fans, get an old connector to reverse the polarity of the fans, put clips on the end like a battery charger uses to make the fans blow instead of suck.

I may further figure this out and do it to see if it works at all. Those fans have ***** lol.

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I thought of doing this also, then figuring out how to unplug the fans, get an old connector to reverse the polarity of the fans, put clips on the end like a battery charger uses to make the fans blow instead of suck.

I may further figure this out and do it to see if it works at all. Those fans have ***** lol.
reversing the fans is not going to help your just going to suck crap to the inside of the radiator ??????
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Old May 19, 2016 | 10:39 AM
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reversing the fans is not going to help your just going to suck crap to the inside of the radiator ??????
Pushing forward would push trash out, you do it in the shop to clean the fins.
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Old May 19, 2016 | 10:45 AM
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Pushing forward would push trash out, you do it in the shop to clean the fins.
I thought you meant permanently ?? (my bad) when I did mine at 54,000 I first blew air through and got a lot out, then used water and got more out. Since I had the hoses off I decided to pull the rad. and then washed with water again, could not believe all the crap that still came out. That's why I went with the screens !!!!
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Old May 19, 2016 | 07:51 PM
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Originally Posted by FASTFATBOY
I thought of doing this also, then figuring out how to unplug the fans, get an old connector to reverse the polarity of the fans, put clips on the end like a battery charger uses to make the fans blow instead of suck.

I may further figure this out and do it to see if it works at all. Those fans have ***** lol.
He most have googled it hell,everybody knows how to change a water heater.glad you asked somebody how to,you may have flooded you house. I have changed rad,before some have purge valves some don't.ive never done a Vette before,with so many things being diff.on these cars it was a legitiment Q.
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Thanks pounder,it always good to get good help.now go TP your car.
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Old May 19, 2016 | 07:59 PM
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He most have googled it hell,everybody knows how to change a water heater.glad you asked somebody how to,you may have flooded you house. I have changed rad,before some have purge valves some don't.ive never done a Vette before,with so many things being diff.on these cars it was a legitiment Q.
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I didn't "ask" anyone how to do the water heater, I Googled it, read what I found, searched it on YouTube and then figured it out, same as I did to learn to buff/correct paint.

Amazing what you can learn with a little effort.

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Old May 19, 2016 | 08:17 PM
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Thanks to pounder,I was able to READ AROUND and get the answer I was looking for.amazing how that works. who needs Google when we have the forum.
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