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Yeah... the oil is really cheap, the shop said 25 bucks.. but it's a good place considering thats where we go... also the fact that the place is always busy... so I'll go for synthetic...

Just tore down the computer, stripped the HDD/DVD cage out, left the mobo in... Cleaned up the wiring a bit and made it so it's not AS starved for air. Temps have already dropped by 5C... I'll test in-game temperatures in a bit...

Is there any point to getting the engine rebuilt anytime soon?
 
Greatest Thing Happened to me at Work

Basically, what I do is fix industrial containers. So as I was cleaning out the trash from a container, I removed a large slab of cardboard and could not believe what was under it... 18 radiators!

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I am unsure what type they are. They are quite thick and quite long. The tubing that attatches seems like 1/2 inch outer diameter (I did not measure it yet). They are made in metal. They are in perfect condition. I can't seem to find any screw holes for mounting fans, but I'm sure it can be done. I am unsure what exact type of thing they watrercool (whether it be computers or some other electronic) but I am so happy I found these.
 
What confuses me is that I don't see anywhere to attach a fan. It looks like the fans would be very small, like 80mm TBH. Length has to be a good foot and 3/4. Too long for my case, would probably fit a full tower. And how would you possibly saw it? It's metal and would break it.

Actually I'd say 2 feet at least.
 
Meant cut, using a dremel like tool.
I'm a high school student, not a... metal worker... whatever the correct term is.

So, Win 10 Pro, Ubuntu 15.04, and Kali 2.0. Trying to figure out how to put Fedora as well to... well... I know you have to change it from Primary to Logical... but I sorta forgot how...
 
Those aren't computer radiators I don't think. Those were probably used in some type of commercial application likely all together in a large bunch with either ambient air being enough for them to function correctly or with a larger fan for a bunch of them. At least they don't look like any computer radiator I've ever seen.
 
No chance in hell they're radiators for use on computers. They would be industrially applicable radiators due to their slim profile or perhaps even for functioning as a room heater to which I'd say its part of a household radiator in which the heater cores would need minimal fin density/channels and maximum surface area.

I'm running busy now so can't shape my text in full 😀

* First figure out what metal you're working with before you can ascertain it can go side by side a PC.
 
Well, whatever it is, I sort of devised an idea

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Basically, there would be a wooden platform on the bottom where the resorvoir, pump, and power supply are located. Then there is a wooden platform above, that has a radiator on each side. It goes through all 4 before reaching the CPU. I am hoping that I would be able to do cooling without any fans, as if I'm using 4 big long radiators that may be enough.

As for determining the metal, I have no idea, but I'm going to go look at them again, they should have text on them.

Pardom my ugly mobo and RAM. If it wortks well, I could OC my Pentium.
 
The radiators are made by Fomoco. From a quick Google search, they seem to do stuff with card, particularly old Fords. However this is obviously no car radiator. Fomoco has no website and looking up the model does nothing. Part of the model number seems to do with cars. But either way I cannot figure out what radiators these are, not any way.

Oh, and can I clean these by just dumping them in water? I know it's a very stupid question, but just want to make sure.

Update

I found their website http://www.fomoco.org/Part%20numbers.htm and it includes a chart on how to read model numbers. The model on my radiators are FL34-7A095-AC E761S

Since it has an "F" prefix, that means it was made in the 90s most likely.
 
FoMoCo is Ford Motor Company. You found some old Ford radiators. Maybe transmission or oil coolers. Could also be part of the AC system.
 
I think it's AC to be honest considering that it has -AC in the model number. It makes sense also. These are most definitely AC radiators from 90s Ford WHat would be their actual worth then? They are in great condition. No signs of any rust whatsoever.
 
Can you tell what material those rads are made? Mixed metals on a loop are a big no no but then again you can prove us wrong with your endeavor. You should also consider how your going to actively dissipate the heat and if you're planning on mechanically doing it then what sort of fans you're going to use + the method in which you'll be hooking the rads in series to expand upon heat dissipation surface area(not to mention plan out your tubing routes) and the targets you want it to achieve?
 
I have plenty of scrap parts around to be able to do something like this. I would use my Pentium. This is what I am thinking:

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I would try to make a fanless computer. Also, I would poke some holes in the bottom base for airflow to enter to the PSU.

If fanless doesn't work, I'll throw on fans. It's just that this is 4 long radiators for cooling one thing, so I'm unsure if fanless would work. It'll be a fun experiment.
 
EVen together that would hold probably a 160mm fan. And there are no screw holes for even mounting fans, so that is why I am considering a fanless approach.

The way I think of it is that these are pretty large radiators. Very thick and long. If I have four of them, that accounts for a heck of a lot of air, hopefully enough to cool the water on its trip back to the CPU.