Grasshoppers, bees and bugs

[EdMat]

All that fish bait going to waste.....

 

[cohoff]

Cohoff, that is a problem. I used a peroxide spray, full strength to soften the dead bodies, then full force hose to knock them off. There might be something better, dish soap and hot water? This is one huge air scoop, would have to be one humongous grill. Then, does it block too much air to properly cool the radiator fins? I don't know. I suppose if someone brings it market it will work.

I tried peroxide this morning. I sprayed them, waited an hour. Sprayed them again, waited another hour. Then took a hose to them. It got most of them, but not all. At least the radiator looks better. I will let them dry out and try to scrape the rest of them off the grill. I just heard that Spyderpops has the grills for the 2020 RTs. They're not on his website yet, but will be soon.

 

[lstayner]

I will 2nd the peroxide. Been using it for years.

 

[Greven]

Just throwing out an idea, how about buying some cheap metal mesh and fit in front of the radiator? And just fasten it with cable ties or such. Should be easier to remove and clean
Usually I am not a big fan of fine mesh in front of radiators, due to the obvious negative effect on airflow and thus cooling capacity. But in this kind of extreme case, the radiator seems to quickly clog up, so here it could perhaps be a good solution. For a long trip, where you dont have the possiblity to easiliy clean the mesh, perhaps bring a few of them and replace as they get full of bugs.
Just an idea

 

[cohoff]

Just throwing out an idea, how about buying some cheap metal mesh and fit in front of the radiator? And just fasten it with cable ties or such. Should be easier to remove and clean
Usually I am not a big fan of fine mesh in front of radiators, due to the obvious negative effect on airflow and thus cooling capacity. But in this kind of extreme case, the radiator seems to quickly clog up, so here it could perhaps be a good solution. For a long trip, where you dont have the possiblity to easiliy clean the mesh, perhaps bring a few of them and replace as they get full of bugs.
Just an idea

Good idea, thanx

 

[cohoff]

Here's the finally results after spraying 3 times with peroxide, flushing with hose and scraping off what was left on the grill. There are still some body parts on the radiator but I can't get to them. It's much better than it was in my original pictures. Peroxide works and is inexpensive.