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Old 12-22-2006, 08:54 AM
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Default Re: Lund Cold Front ?

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Originally Posted by andyh View Post
I guess one advantage to the Lund is that you can see it. I block the radiator to my F-250 and occasionally I forget about it come spring, but I do notice that the gauge begins to read a little high and remember. The only danger for the Escape is that there is no gauge to tell you things are a little warmer than they should be if it warms up a bit. As long as it runs cool enough, there's no harm done.
I guess my concern would be that with a normal engine you are mainly blocking a radiator that cools the engine only and a little bit of extra heat on the engine is probably no big deal. However in the FEH you are also blocking the A/C coil for the battery and the coolant coil for the electronics pack. They may be more sensitive to an overheating condition and are very expensive..... They are under warranty, but if you block the front of the radiator, the warranty would definitely be invalid if Ford knows about it.
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