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Originally Posted by Clan
yes i do , the amazons had them , but if the thermostat is functioning correctly you dont need a radiator blind , unless perhaps it is -30 C or something :-)
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LOL - you guys haven't been driving an old (then new) 1974 International Transtar 4070 - like this one:
http://www.hankstruckpictures.com/pi...tar_lowboy.jpg
in North Dakota in the middle of winter with a 50 mile an hour headwind and 40 below C.
Let's just say that insulated winter boots and double or triple socks wasn't enough to keep my feet from freezing. I finally found a dealer in Minot who had a full wrap around insulated winter front (covered the whole front up to the windshield - not just the radiator like in the picture) and had them put it on.
Cost a fortune but worth it. In those days most trucks were cabovers due to length restrictions - now most are conventionals - and much nicer (and warmer) - like my last one, one like this:
http://www.truckertotrucker.com/listings/186880.cfm
I've been thru winter storms in Minnesota when it was so cold that even with the engine running at full blast the water temp kept dropping to the point the heater wouldn't put out any heat at all. In the end you were just happy it kept running and didn't clog up - because when that happened you were really up the creek without the paddle.