| bwhitworth | -- 04-29-2012 @ 4:40 PM |
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I was told by a body shop foreman that my 40 Ford needs a radiator splash shield, what does it do and why do I need one? Thanks
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| 40guy | -- 04-29-2012 @ 6:23 PM |
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The splash shield serves as most other parts around the radiator- cooling. By keeping the air flow concentreated on the radiator. Not only that, but if the splash shield is not present; when you look down behind the grill, you see only ground. Very unsightly to leave this part off in my opinion. Buy the spash shield.
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| Stroker | -- 04-29-2012 @ 6:52 PM |
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Besides the pan in front of the cross member, most Fords also had "splash shields" between the frame rails and the engine on either side. If you look at your inner fender panels, you will see exit ducts that lead into the rear area of the front fenders. The whole system was designed to work together to facilitate air flow through the radiator without the benefit of a fan shroud by forcing air to exit out behind the front wheels. Missing "splash shields" (I don't know why they were called splash shields), truly affects the designed airflow path through the radiator core. If they had been called "cooling air flow panels", perhaps we wouldn't have been so quick to discard them during engine changes. I've been looking for years for a left hand "splash shield" for my 38, both left and right got trashed back in the 40's during one of many engine replacements.
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