Thread: Newbie Radiator Questions

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Have just bought my first Rod, 1934 Ford Tudor, 350/350.

Had a leak in the Radiator seams (top and bottom) on the engine side which the radiator shop said could have been caused by too high pressure, too high temps, wrong radiator cap, etc. Until the leak occurred, the engine ran just under 180 consistently. This number may be off somewhat as the car has a LED digital display which shows temp as a moving bar graph. He fixed the radiator, flushed and tested it to 20#, looks like new.

I have two electric fans on the front which take up most of the surface area and the "mechanical" fan on the engine which appears to only come up 1/2 of the distance of the radiator. The electric fans turn on when the engine is hot and off when not.

Okay, my questions, dumbest one first, are the outside fans called pushers and the inside one a puller?
Do I need a shroud on the inside fan. If so, is there a "standard" one to buy or is it always a fabrication?
Should I put another electric fan on the inside on the top of the radiator not directly in line with the engine fan?
Do I need shrouds on the front side? (again, most of the area is covered with fans).

I'm confused.

Thanks!