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[GMCnet] inner wheel well [message #149993] Fri, 18 November 2011 08:36 Go to next message
glwgmc is currently offline  glwgmc   United States
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Mine have been off for nearly 10 years. Things are much cooler under there, I have had no water or splash issues and, it is much easier to see/work on everything. I don't know of a down side.

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How many leave them off for cooling?

Are these kind of like "Wisdom Teeth"?


Dolph Santorine

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Re: [GMCnet] inner wheel well [message #149998 is a reply to message #149993] Fri, 18 November 2011 09:50 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Mr ERFisher is currently offline  Mr ERFisher   United States
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Strange to see this from an orgn guy.
I had mine off for 6months and was a disaster.

I have two ragussa trays with all sorts of stuff stored.
Sand dust and dirt and rain made a real mess.

I have never owned a car without wheel liners.

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On Nov 18, 2011, at 6:36 AM, Work Jerry <glwork@mac.com> wrote:

> Mine have been off for nearly 10 years. Things are much cooler under there, I have had no water or splash issues and, it is much easier to see/work on everything. I don't know of a down side.
>
> Jerry
> Jerry Work
> The Dovetail Joint
> Fine furniture designed and hand crafted in the 1907 former Masonic Temple building in historic Kerby, OR
> Visitors always welcome!
> glwork@mac.com
> http://jerrywork.com
> 541-592-5360
>
> Founder of the Southern Oregon Guild
> www.southernoregonguild.org
> Member of the Siskiyou Guild
> www.siskiyouguild.org
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> Message: 15
> Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:02:17 -0500
> From: Dolph Santorine <dolph@dolphsantorine.com>
> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] inner wheel well
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> How many leave them off for cooling?
>
> Are these kind of like "Wisdom Teeth"?
>
>
> Dolph Santorine
>
> DE N8JPC
> Wheeling, West Virginia
> dolph@dolphsantorine.com
>
> 1977 GMC 26' Palm Beach
> TZE167V100820
>
> 1976 GMC 26' Donor Coach
> TZE166V101610
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Re: [GMCnet] inner wheel well [message #149999 is a reply to message #149993] Fri, 18 November 2011 09:53 Go to previous messageGo to next message
WD0AFQ is currently offline  WD0AFQ   United States
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Jerry, I think I am going to follow your lead. Have often thought about leaving them out. Ken B. has his out. You take longer trips that we do and have suffered no problems. I just like the idea of having the air move around in there. If we splash road grime on the engine, during rain, we can always wash it off. I might cover the batteries with some mud flap material. Thanks for your post.
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Re: [GMCnet] inner wheel well [message #150025 is a reply to message #149999] Fri, 18 November 2011 14:13 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Ken Burton is currently offline  Ken Burton   United States
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You are an expert at removing yours. I have watched you do it on two occasions.



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Re: [GMCnet] inner wheel well [message #150029 is a reply to message #150025] Fri, 18 November 2011 15:46 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Ken Burton wrote on Fri, 18 November 2011 14:13

You are an expert at removing yours. I have watched you do it on two occasions.




Yea, they are easy but why not just leave them off and let the air blow. I can see if things are not going right by looking through my glass hatch cover. Some mud flap material around the back of batteries and maybe on the floor should take care of any problems. I do hate the thought of my batteries not having a "back" so I will do something there. 5 batteries up front need some kind of protection I think.
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Re: [GMCnet] inner wheel well [message #150056 is a reply to message #150029] Fri, 18 November 2011 19:54 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Ken Burton is currently offline  Ken Burton   United States
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The batteries are in front of the tire. Mud flaps normally go to the rear of the tire. I have mud flaps on mine to keep the dirt off of the outside of the body.

I have no problem with you installing a mud flap between the front of the tire(s) and the battery(s). I have never had any appreciable dirt accumulation up there but installing a barrier can't do anything but help the situation.

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Re: [GMCnet] inner wheel well [message #150107 is a reply to message #149993] Sat, 19 November 2011 10:42 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Chr$ is currently offline  Chr$   United States
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Or Just cut them and mount the front half in front of the wheel...

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Re: [GMCnet] inner wheel well [message #150184 is a reply to message #150029] Sat, 19 November 2011 20:55 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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dosen`t it mess up the airflow tru the radiator? i guess i`l just have to try both ways,with and without, thanks for the great coments and ideas

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Re: [GMCnet] inner wheel well [message #150208 is a reply to message #150184] Sun, 20 November 2011 03:17 Go to previous message
Ken Burton is currently offline  Ken Burton   United States
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John Kelley wrote on Sat, 19 November 2011 20:55

doesn`t it mess up the airflow tru the radiator? i guess i`l just have to try both ways, with and without, thanks for the great comments and ideas


I do not think so. I do not know how you would measure that. I would think that with more air flowing through the engine area that you would have to have some or most of that additional air coming through the radiator.

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