Except that the fan, being thermostically controlled, only runs when
needed. Mine doesn't run at all as long as I'm going 30-35 MPH or faster,
and then doesn't come on unless I'm stopped for over 2 or 3 minutes.
Incidentally, there's one small advantage to mounting the fan in front of
the radiator as a "pusher"; since it's in the cool air instead of in the
hot air from the radiator, it'll last longer.
- Gene Garrison
At 05:05 PM 8/10/97 -0400, DANMAS@aol.com wrote:
>In a message dated 97-08-10 16:54:47 EDT, Jody007@aol.com writes:
>
>> It's said that you'll gain about 18
>> horse power by removing the fan.
>
>That's very interesting. That implies that the alternator is more than 100%
>efficient. In other words, it produces more energy that it takes to run it.
>Assuming, of course, that you are getting the same cooling with the electric
>fan that you got with the mechanical unit.
>
>Dan Masters,
>Alcoa, TN
>
>'71 TR6---------3000mile/year driver, fully restored
>'71 TR6---------undergoing full restoration and Ford 5.0 V8 insertion - see:
> http://www.sky.net/~boballen/mg/Masters/
>'74 MGBGT---3000mile/year driver, original condition
>'68 MGBGT---organ donor for the '74
>
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