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Originally Posted by paintme205
I did a lower grill block. I used sheet metal drilled directly into the bumper. I will need to drill a small hole for the radiator come summer but it works great so far. No overheating issues and helped my city MPG because it actually reaches operating temp on my short drives. I'll get pics up later.
I'm planning an air dam once I find materials. I'm trying to mostly use stuff I have laying around to keep with the cheap theme.
MetroMPG, Thanks man. I am much happier with the second rendition.
Pu241, Any idea where in walmart I would look for this stuff? Arts and crafts or school supplies maybe?
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The school supply area for poster boards and the like.
Where does your temp gage sit when it is warmed up?
I found the connector to the temp sender on the head tends to get corroded and reduce the range and sensitivity of the gage. I cut the connector off and soldered the copper wire directly to the sensor. It now has full range and I you can see the temp drop or rise going down a substantial hill verse going up. The top grill block I run all year round (mine happens to be polycarbonate zip tied to the grill). And because there is a gap between the blockage and radiator, if the fan ever kicked on the it could still pull air through and remove heat from the radiator. I need to make a temporary lower grill block.