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Old 07-13-2020, 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by bradley6 View Post
How important is the fan shroud to general driving cooling efficiency? And to efficiency at an idle?
Extremely important. The fan shroud ensures that the fan blade pulls air through the radiator and exhausts it through the engine compartment. Without the shroud, the fan blade is recirculating a large quantity of hot air within the engine compartment instead of pulling in fresh air through the radiator.
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