What is flat plastic strip above radiator called

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• nozmoking1 Member Posts: 7

  April 2018

  Will take pic when I have time

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• kyfdx Moderator Posts: 265,351

  April 2018

  nozmoking1 said:

  Mine has a weird circular cutout/marring on it and I want to replace it. (Like that when I bought it)

  Maybe a fan shroud?

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• nozmoking1 Member Posts: 7

  April 2018

  It connects to the air intake on the driver's side.  I believe it channels air from the fans

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• nozmoking1 Member Posts: 7

  April 2018

  
  

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• nozmoking1 Member Posts: 7

  April 2018

  Any ideas how those gashes got in there? 

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• kyfdx Moderator Posts: 265,351

  April 2018

  Just a guess. Pulley failure or fan blade failure, causing belt or partial fan blade to go flying through the engine compartment.

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• nozmoking1 Member Posts: 7

  April 2018

  Thanks kyfdx.  Any idea what that piece is called? 

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• thecardoc3 Member Posts: 5,848

  April 2018

  I suspect that the top of the fan shroud fell down against the pulleys and the serpentine belt at some time in the past.

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• Mr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481

  April 2018

  It might be called "upper radiator shroud" or "upper radiator T-bar".

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• nozmoking1 Member Posts: 7

  April 2018

  AIR INTAKE DUCT !!!

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• Mr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481

  April 2018

  Ah, so it's plastic! It must fit over the radiator support bar. This is an odd bit of engineering if you ask me. I hope it pushes cold air and not hot.

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