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Originally Posted by Adam
lol, I had a cardinal stuck in there once. I noticed him after I started to smell something awful and when I tried to pull him out by his leg it broke off  |
Hi,
WOW! That's a first. Using a mesh would have probably prevented that.
@ Grizzly, as I said, the Mesh will prevent larger particles from entering the intake. But, much of the debris which clogs the radiator fins is likely to be small enough to enter (sand, mud, etc.). My main issue with the Mesh is that it will lull people into thinking that they've eliminated the need to do a bi-annual cleaning (unless you live in very dusty, rural conditions, then annually). And, if you took the dimension of the wire in the mesh and multiplied it by the number of wires crossing the opening, it's likely that this will equal 10% of the total area of the opening. That means, you are effectively making the Intake 10% smaller. Is this enough to significantly reduce the airflow? I haven't measured it. But, you are certainly reducing the Intake size by 10% and some effect is probable...
Happy Motoring!... Jim'99