What mods and what components can I take off a 04 D2
that will never see a temperature below 70? F ?
that will never see a temperature below 70? F ?
Tropical operation, what can I get rid of ?
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I'm guessing nothing that is worth the effort to remove. But I'd be interested to see the other answers.
What's the benefit of doing so? Is it great enough to warrant the work involved to bypass it?The Fourth Amigo said:
Remove the a/c bwahaha 
There is no benefit in bypassing the heater core, you will actually be messing with the cooling system and you don't want to do that in tropical climates.
Realistically there is nothing that you can remove that will give you any benefit. I guess you don't use the ass warmers.
There is no benefit in bypassing the heater core, you will actually be messing with the cooling system and you don't want to do that in tropical climates.
Realistically there is nothing that you can remove that will give you any benefit. I guess you don't use the ass warmers.
I'm having some trouble getting the air out of my heater core. It's just wishful thinking on my part.
However, if I lived someplace real warm (I don't) and the core leaked I can't see the problem with connecting the heater hoses together and bypassing the core.
However, if I lived someplace real warm (I don't) and the core leaked I can't see the problem with connecting the heater hoses together and bypassing the core.
after run auxiliary coolant pump. you can use a stock mercedes aux pump, tie into one of your heater core hoses. install a relay and a coolant temp sensor that will shut the pump off when it reaches a decent temp. you an something like this for the coolant temp sender http://www.egauges.com/vdo_acce.asp?Subgroup=Hose_Adaptors&Manf=All
an after run pump is good to put in no matter what climate you're in, it will help the engine cool down in a more uniform manner than shutting the motor down and letting the coolant cool down at different rates depending on where it is in the cooling system.
an after run pump is good to put in no matter what climate you're in, it will help the engine cool down in a more uniform manner than shutting the motor down and letting the coolant cool down at different rates depending on where it is in the cooling system.
The Fourth Amigo said:
For a temporary fix yes.
The heater core is a small radiator, it is plumbed inline with the Water pump moving coolant through it. You would especially want to have a properly working heater core installed on your vehicle for those times when the vehicle starts running hot, say on long inclines, slow trails up mountains etc. If you turn on your heat/fan (high) you will notice your temp gauge go down slightly. Every bit of heat dissipation matters. Only a complete fool would remove the heater core from a stock vehicle in any climate.
The Fourth Amigo said:
Reducing the capacity of the cooling system is a brilliant idea
. You shouldn't need any modifications to operate in warm climates. The condenser fan will run after the vehicle has shut off if it is too warm.
ptschram
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Having heat is nice because nearly everywhere that it gets really hot in the day, it does get cool in the evenings as well. Also, the importance of the heater core in defogging the windscreen cannot be discounted.
If you need the heater core to add cooling capacity, you have bigger cooling system problems.
If you need the heater core to add cooling capacity, you have bigger cooling system problems.
By pass the throttle body heater. It's only needed in cold climates, and it will eventually leak. Trust me. This won't affect your coolant capacity at all. It's easy and only takes about 15 minutes.
I've got my D1 on Guam, it's as tropical as it gets, and I've not removed anything, and never had a problem (that I wouldn't have had otherwise anyway)