Got the fan in. It is a "Zirgo" brand 14" which seems to fit quite well. It
is 3.5" thick, and I have about 1" of clearance still.
Drilled new bolt holes near the top stock mounts on a 2L rad, and used some
ty-wraps for the bottom.
Tied it in with a temp. activated switch (looks like a temperature sensor),
in the Ford thermostat housing I'm using, and a relay from a 6 circuit fuse
block I installed.
Thanks for the replies/pointers.
Daryl
----- Original Message -----
From: "datsunmike" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>
To: "Daryl Smith" <drlsmith@telus.net>; "Mike H."
<twobeaners@earthlink.net>; "RWM" <RWM@rwmann.com>; "Datsun Roadster List"
<datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>; <pjhorne@mail.utexas.edu>
Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 2:05 PM
Subject: Re: Temp Sensor / electric fan
> While it's a little late the best fan I ever bought was a 13.5" Spal -
> kicks ass.
>
> I too moved my rad support out slightly.
>
> I also built a nice shroud between the grill and the rad and sealed off
> the entire front end where I could, to ram air through the rad and to keep
> hot air from being sucked back. Not hard to do but it takes some ingenuity
> and patience. Made a big difference on the highway and speeds above 30.
>
> Before I sell my car I'll take lotsa pics of various things I did to it
> and e-mail them to those who are interested.
>
> BTW, I ran a relay from the coil (power switch) directly to the battery
> (power source) w/2 inline fuses to power the fan. The Spal sucks so much
> power that on short trips and frequent stops at stores it would flatten
> the battery plus you couldn't leave it on by mistake which I did once or
> twice :(
>
> Mike
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