Don Sforza wrote:
>
> 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
> >
> >
The Volvo fan is from a 122-S, just file out two of the 4 mounting holes
slightly, & she fits right on.
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