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Re: fan shroud

To: Chris Hill <Pirouette@uisreno.com>
Subject: Re: fan shroud
From: sosnaenergyconsulting@cox.net
Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 06:43:10 -0700
Chris:
TEAE has a cooling article on their website
http://www.teae.org/tech_tips/hot_air2.html
that uses a modified Ford Taurus fan shroud.  Didn't see a particular
year mentioned, so maybe any Taurus shroud will work.
Best of luck to you and your friend on getting to TU!

Regards

David Sosna

Chris Hill wrote:
> 
>     We're trying to get my buddy's Tiger (sleeping since '81!) to TU on the
> 28th.  He had a 289 2-barrel in it before with no fan shroud and claims to
> have never run hot.  "New" engine (it runs, don't ask embarrassing questions)
> is a 289 w/F4B and a Carter.  Cam unknown, but idles pretty smoothly so
> probably not too hot.  We've yet to keep it running long enough to find out if
> it's going to over heat, but with this much time left, his test run may be to
> the meet itself.  Has anyone here run without a fan shoud successfully.  Has
> anyone got one they'd sell reasonably?  Has anyone modified a relatively easy
> to find Pick 'N Pull shroud from something else that worked?
>     Limping to Mammoth, looking to run!
> 
>                        Chris Hill
> 
> P.S. -- Mk 1A seems to have a different slant on the car's upper shroud
> mounting surface where the two smaller bolts or screws secure it, parallel to
> the ground with a depression in the sheet metal to accomplish this.  My
> buddy's '64 has no depression and therefore the upper mounting surface is
> angled.  Is this an artifact of "Sunbeam What....?" style body work or is
> there a difference in the cars?  Hence, also a difference in the upper
> mounting bracket on the shroud??!

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