Remote engine water cooler

Claim 1

A motor vehicle with a liquid cooled engine surrounded by noise insulating material; engine cooling apparatus including air passage means formed between the vehicle roof structure and the ceiling of the vehicle passenger compartment; said air passage means having a forwardly opening air inlet and a rearwardly opening air outlet; a radiator supported within said air passage means in the path of air flowing therethrough; liquid passage means in said radiator for transmitting heat from liquid coolant warmed by the engine to air flowing between said inlet and outlet; conduit means extending from said engine through said noise insulating material and through the walls of said vehicle passenger compartment to said radiator; a water pump operably driven by the vehicle engine in fluid circuit therewith and with said radiator for passing coolant therethrough; a fan located adjacent said radiator for causing air to pass therethrough when vehicle speed is insufficient to cause movement of appreciable quantities of cooling air; hydraulic motor means operably attached to said fan and in circuit with said water pump, said conduits and said radiator for receiving pressurized fluid from the hydraulic motor to rotate said fan.