G'day Jeff
I have a 16" Davies Craig thermo fan on the standard 100 radiator in my V6
engined car. It virtually covers the entire surface of the radiator, but it
rarely comes on other than when travelling slowly or stopped in traffic. I
also have a manual override switch for peace of mind. There's certainly no
sign of it causing overheating when running at any speed.
Have you checked that your fan is actually blowing in the right direction?
When I bought the V6 car, it had a smaller fan in front of the radiator, and
it overheated badly. I found that it was actually sucking air forwards
through the radiator. Having changed the polarity things improved, but it
still needed a bigger fan.
Cheers
Peter Linn
Brisbane Oz
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From: "Jeff Pelletier" <jeff@pellfam.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2010 9:38 PM
To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: [Healeys] still too hot...
> I'm having trouble with my 106 running too hot....I'm changing out the
> thermostat... checking radiator flow and doing a tune up... my
> question is my electric fan... A british car mechanic told me to ditch
> the fan because it inhibits air flow...?? I have mixed emotions because
> I know the electric fan is helping a lot when stuck in traffic.... Any
> of you guy successfully running these fans..??
>
> what temp should I be striving for ?? 180??
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> Thanks
>
>
>
> Jp
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