Late Audis use them. They have electric water pumps, too.
Plastic. Sell like hotcakes, so they must be good ;-)
(personally, I would not copy Audi/VW's technology of the past 8 years)
Peter C'
At 04:04 PM 6/21/2007, Barrie Robinson wrote:
>There is a model that has the motor off to the side. Someone at the
>Brit V8 show at Townsend had one on an MGB. Maybe they are not as
>robust as central on-the-shaft one
>
>
>At 12:24 PM 6/21/2007, Max Heim wrote:
> >1. I'm not sure I'm convinced that 190 to 200 on "hot" days is any kind of a
> >problem.
> >
> >2. If you are trying to reduce the engine temp at highway speed, you aren't
> >going to address that with a fan. Above 35-40mph, the fan is just blocking
> >airflow. The electric pusher would be much worse in this regard than the
> >engine-driven fan.
> >
> >The main advantage of an electric fan is that it continues to turn at high
> >speed when the car is stationary and idling.
> >
> >The thing you can do is try to ensure that all the airflow through the grill
> >is directed through the radiator core. This might mean finding a new source
> >of 'cold' air for the carburetors.
> >
> >Pondering this issue of the large electric motor blocking airflow, I am
> >somewhat surprised no one has come up with a kit that has the motor located
> >at the corner of the radiator, driving the fan with a belt to a small
> >diameter pulley. This would have advantages in fitting a "puller" fan to a
> >shallow depth situation, and in improved airflow.
> >
> >
> >--
> >
> >Max Heim
> >'66 MGB GHN3L76149
> >If you're near Mountain View, CA,
> >it's the primer red one with chrome wires
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