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Jesse 3A Guru Offline Posts: 298 Location: Hopkins Joined: 11/09/10 Gender:	Winter Canvas Grill Cover 12/09/14 at 20:12:23	Print Post
	Hey guys, you may have seen this on the 3B page but I'm just getting around to posting it here. I recently made a canvas radiator cover for use in the wintertime. I have a 180 degree thermostat that works well in the summer, but with the heater running in winter I get varying heat output. This really solves the problem and my temps stay nice and steady either idling or driving. There are 8 three pound magnets sewn around the edge to hold it in place. -Jesse

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bretto 3A Guru Offline OD 3A cousin Posts: 486 Location: Orem Utah Joined: 12/09/10 Gender:	Re: Winter Canvas Grill Cover Reply #1 - 12/09/14 at 22:17:25	Print Post
	awesome idea!

	Brett Orem, UT PHOTO DIARY OF MY BUILD
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aboyandhisdog Flatfender Master Owner Member 2012 2016 Sponsor Member 2015 Sponsor Member Offline Posts: 751 Location: Fort Collins, Colorado Joined: 12/14/10	Re: Winter Canvas Grill Cover Reply #2 - 12/09/14 at 23:29:21	Print Post
	Very nice! Does your temp gauge read considerably lower in the winter (without using this bra) than in the summer? The reason I ask, is in very cold weather (well below zero) my car heater won't keep up, however, the temp. gauge reads what it always does - right on 190 degrees. I have thought about doing this too - you see truckers cover their grills, but since my engine temp. seems to stay up, I don't know if it would help the heater performance. Any thoughts? Sorry to stray from the topic here...

	Tom
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Jesse 3A Guru Offline Posts: 298 Location: Hopkins Joined: 11/09/10 Gender:	Re: Winter Canvas Grill Cover Reply #3 - 12/10/14 at 06:12:39	Print Post
	Well the issue I had was rapid temp swings. I would get to 180 then get moving and drop way off. Putting cardboard in the radiator works but it seemed like the temps would swing from way too hot to cold. For example at idle the temp would spike. With this cover the fan is still pulling air, just warm air from under the hood. I don't have any felt in place around the radiator. The heater works more consistently now with the cover in place. -Jesse

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athawk11 YaBB Administrator Owner Member 2012 2016 Sponsor Member 2015 Sponsor Member Offline 1949 CJ3A Posts: 2771 Location: Arvada, Colorado Joined: 01/26/11 Gender:	Re: Winter Canvas Grill Cover Reply #4 - 12/11/14 at 00:41:46	Print Post
	Looks great. Nice idea. Tim

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64CJ5 3A Lover Offline Still Plays With Jeeps Posts: 72 Location: Wyoming Black Hills Joined: 04/04/14 Gender:	Re: Winter Canvas Grill Cover Reply #5 - 10/26/15 at 03:52:13	Print Post
	That looks really professional. What are three pound magnets? Is three pounds what they will hold up? I would not think that's what they weigh. Where did you find the magnets? Tom

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Jesse 3A Guru Offline Posts: 298 Location: Hopkins Joined: 11/09/10 Gender:	Re: Winter Canvas Grill Cover Reply #6 - 10/29/15 at 00:37:27	Print Post
	64CJ5 wrote on 10/26/15 at 03:52:13: That looks really professional. What are three pound magnets? Is three pounds what they will hold up? I would not think that's what they weigh. Where did you find the magnets? Tom You are correct, three pounds is what the supposedly hold. I had a couple ten pound ones but frankly they were impossible to deal with. I bought them at a surplus junk store in Minneapolis, but you could check out amazon or something similar. http://www.walmart.com/ip/Tiny-Craft-Hobby-Neodymium-Rare-Earth-Super-Magnets-1-... -Jesse

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Gunslinger Flatfender Master Owner Member 2012 Offline Cj3a, M38A1, Posts: 942 Location: Minneapolis Joined: 02/06/11 Gender:	Re: Winter Canvas Grill Cover Reply #7 - 01/13/16 at 20:44:00	Print Post
	Been shopping at the axe man again Jesse?

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johnrb3b YaBB Administrator Owner Member 2012 Offline No such thing as too many Jeeps Posts: 900 Location: West burbs of Chicago Joined: 08/05/11 Gender:	Re: Winter Canvas Grill Cover Reply #8 - 01/13/16 at 20:56:22	Print Post
	There's always American Science and Surplus http://www.sciplus.com http://www.sciplus.com/s?sStr=magnets&x=0&y=0
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JeepFever 3A Guru Offline '2A trail/work - '3A project Posts: 250 Location: Virginia Joined: 10/17/14	Re: Winter Canvas Grill Cover Reply #9 - 01/23/16 at 04:50:21	Print Post
	If you have any dead PC computer harddrives around, they have some strong magnets in them. Not sure of rating, but I would guess at least 3 lb. . . and they are free! The "C"-shaped things in this photo http://www.cj3apage.com/cgi-bin/3Ayabb26/YaBB.pl?action=downloadfile;file=1216%2... Thread these were posted: http://www.cj3apage.com/cgi-bin/3Ayabb26/YaBB.pl?num=1414729355/60#60
	« Last Edit: 01/23/16 at 04:56:09 by JeepFever »

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RICKG 3A Guru Offline I never met a mule i didn't like. Posts: 264 Location: idaho Joined: 10/16/12 Gender:	Re: Winter Canvas Grill Cover Reply #10 - 01/29/16 at 16:04:34	Print Post
	I like the cover idea!

	OD MULE MC51986
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