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donald1950 · 12-07-2017, 08:51 PM

shroud is best for normal everyday driving. shroud will flow air through total area of radiator covered with shroud. for parades or slow driving i had an electric fan in front of radiator to supplement the stock fan on a 1941 pick up. with the 1935 i do not know how much room there is between radiator and grill shell, but there are some pretty thin electric fans out there. though most are for 12 volt applications.

and you kind of answered your own question when you indicated that the 6 blade fan helped cool it down. air flow is the biggest cooling advantage at low RPMs..

12-07-2017, 08:51 PM	#8
donald1950 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: san antonio, texas Posts: 461	Re: Cooling opinions- Air flow vs water flow shroud is best for normal everyday driving. shroud will flow air through total area of radiator covered with shroud. for parades or slow driving i had an electric fan in front of radiator to supplement the stock fan on a 1941 pick up. with the 1935 i do not know how much room there is between radiator and grill shell, but there are some pretty thin electric fans out there. though most are for 12 volt applications. and you kind of answered your own question when you indicated that the 6 blade fan helped cool it down. air flow is the biggest cooling advantage at low RPMs..