There was a thread sometime back... 2-3 years... about using a VOLVO fan.
Any takers?
"And to think, it all started with a tractor!"
Don Sforza dsforza@megahits.com KA1WV
1963 TR4 Connecticut Triumph Register CT16707L
Southington, Connecticut
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Thompson <miket@urgrgcc.edu>
To: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: October 20, 1997 10:26 AM
Subject: Re: TR3 Fan Substitute
>While living in D.C. and over heating in the downtown traffic in my TR3, I
used to
>frequent a place called Start Your Engines. A mail order place possibly
connected
>with Moss that did resto work on TR's. They gave me this same hint. Use a
TR6 or
>TR250 yellow fan mounted backwards, to clear the brace that runs behind the
fan. I
>ran it that way for years and did very well. The holes in the fan are the
same as
>the TR3 so use the same mounting hardware. The crank also works fine. I had
to use
>mine to start with for about a month when my starter went. I am putting
this same
>setup on my current project also.
>
>Have a chillin TR,
>Mike Thompson
>59 TR3 1/2 completed
>60 TR3 FOR SALE
>78 IROC Jag XJ6L
>
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