How much dirt could really be in there?

[MNBoxster]

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

[Perfectlap]

at long last I'll be changing my front bumper to the GT3 version that has been sitting in the corner forever. Gonna get it painted them put on my self.

someone posted this which is usefull for changing the bumper or just cleaning.

http://www.realtime.net/~rentner/Porsche/Radiator/Radiator.html

[kabel]

I saw no change on my temp gauge after the cleaning, but I have convinced myself that it is at least operating much more efficiently now. The link the the write-up PerfectLap posted is the one i used and it was not difficult to follow. I even did this with out removing the front tires, though admit-ably it would have been much much easier had I removed them (had the car in the air before I realized I forgot to loosen the lugs). I think the hardest part of the job was getting some of those fasteners off.

[MNBoxster]

Originally Posted by kabel

I saw no change on my temp gauge after the cleaning, but I have convinced myself that it is at least operating much more efficiently now. The link the the write-up PerfectLap posted is the one i used and it was not difficult to follow. I even did this with out removing the front tires, though admit-ably it would have been much much easier had I removed them (had the car in the air before I realized I forgot to loosen the lugs). I think the hardest part of the job was getting some of those fasteners off.

Hi,

I'm not surprised that you didn't see a change on the temp gauge. There are only graduations at 180° and 235°, so a 5°-10° difference would be nearly impossible to detect with no reference marks (and who says the gauge is linear?). But, I'm sure that with increased airflow, temp decreased, that's how it works...

Happy Motoring!... Jim'99