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1. [TR] Fan Hookup (score: 1): Author: GHaynesTR4@aol.com; Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 10:01:48 EST; I bought the electric fan for my TR4A from JC Whitney, the one with the sensor which slides into a radiator hose. Eventually the sensor unit failed and I wired the fan to a separate switch. Since th; /html/triumphs/2007-11/msg00239.html (7,891 bytes)
2. Re: [TR] Fan Hookup (score: 1): Author: "Jim Muller" <jimmuller@rcn.com>; Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 12:13:46 -0500; On 11 Nov 2007 at 10:01, GHaynesTR4@aol.com wrote the following sentences (not in this order): This works as long as the sensor doesn't fail such that it keeps the switch closed, in which case it wil; /html/triumphs/2007-11/msg00245.html (9,922 bytes)
3. Re: [TR] Fan Hookup (score: 1): Author: "David Brister" <david.brister@wanadoo.fr>; Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:18:52 +0100; Is there a guru with a definitive answer to whether it's better to have an electric fan wired to run whenever the thermal switch says so? ISTR that I've owned a Volvo and a VW, both of which had fans; /html/triumphs/2007-11/msg00250.html (8,448 bytes)
4. Re: [TR] Fan Hookup (score: 1): Author: DLylis@aol.com; Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 20:05:31 EST; I have owned many cars over the years in which the cooling fan continued to run after the key was shut off. Now, someone who knows a lot more about thermodynamics (?) may be able to tell me if this i; /html/triumphs/2007-11/msg00251.html (8,729 bytes)
5. Re: [TR] Fan Hookup (score: 1): Author: "wbeech" <wbeech@flash.net>; Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 18:14:15 -0700; --==2019560389== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1250" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit David, You are correct in your assumptions. The temp does rise just after you shut the engine off as; /html/triumphs/2007-11/msg00252.html (10,549 bytes)
6. Re: [TR] Fan Hookup (score: 1): Author: "Jim Muller" <jimmuller@rcn.com>; Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 20:59:57 -0500; (Do you mean manual vs.thermo-switch or do you mean post engine shutoff vs. only when the ignition is on? Should I be offended that you didn't believe my original post? Ah, okay, I won't be.) I can't; /html/triumphs/2007-11/msg00253.html (10,767 bytes)
7. Re: [TR] Fan Hookup (score: 1): Author: DLylis@aol.com; Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 21:24:41 EST; and cooling it down from its normal running temperature (180DegF) faster than it would cool down by itself after you shut off the engine makes no difference at all. I ain't no scientist, but when a t; /html/triumphs/2007-11/msg00254.html (8,712 bytes)
8. Re: [TR] Fan Hookup (score: 1): Author: "Jim Muller" <jimmuller@rcn.com>; Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 21:55:20 -0500; Well, yes, but it's a question of how fast. And what other things are going on. The only physical connections between coolant in the radiator and the coolant in the block are the narrow diameter radi; /html/triumphs/2007-11/msg00255.html (9,253 bytes)
9. Re: [TR] Fan Hookup (score: 1): Author: Dave1massey@cs.com; Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 22:08:05 EST; Sure. You can save a $5.00 relay that way. (actually, the cost to the car manufacturer for that relay is under $2.00) Since fans pull a healthy current you don't want it powered off the keyswitch so; /html/triumphs/2007-11/msg00256.html (8,796 bytes)
10. Re: [TR] Fan Hookup (score: 1): Author: "levilevi" <levilevi@comcast.net>; Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 20:12:32 -0700; After a drive my electric fan will run for awhile when the engine is off until the water at the top of the radiator is cooled to below my thermostat setting (which is somewhere around 200-210 degrees; /html/triumphs/2007-11/msg00257.html (10,914 bytes)
11. Re: [TR] Fan Hookup (score: 1): Author: Dave1massey@cs.com; Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 22:28:00 EST; When the engine is running the internal temperatures are not uniform in that the temperature of the core of the cylinder head is higher than the coolant and the metal in direct contact with the coola; /html/triumphs/2007-11/msg00258.html (9,501 bytes)
12. Re: [TR] Fan Hookup (score: 1): Author: Michael Porter <mdporter@dfn.com>; Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 20:29:38 -0700; Umm, this is sort of true, and sort of not. The question originally was if the car makers are doing it, what's the reason? I think it's quite simple. Ever since the thermostats on most production eng; /html/triumphs/2007-11/msg00260.html (10,870 bytes)
13. Re: [TR] Fan Hookup (score: 1): Author: Dave1massey@cs.com; Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 22:43:54 EST; This may be a condition common at your altitude but I've never seen it in action down here at sea level. And most all the car's I've experienced with electric fans do swithch off the fans with the ke; /html/triumphs/2007-11/msg00261.html (10,433 bytes)
14. Re: [TR] Fan Hookup (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>; Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 21:50:51 -0800; I disagree. At least one functional benefit is to reduce underhood temperature after a hot shutdown, thereby reducing the likelihood of percolation in the float bowls. There have even been a few car; /html/triumphs/2007-11/msg00264.html (8,187 bytes)
15. Re: [TR] Fan Hookup (score: 1): Author: "John Macartney" <standardtriumph@btinternet.com>; Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:44:20 -0000; Over the years my non-Triumphs in the forms of a Simca 1308, Renault Clio, Citroen Xantia (x2) have all had O.E. electric fans (pullers) that would run on after the engine was switched off and the ke; /html/triumphs/2007-11/msg00281.html (8,730 bytes)
16. Re: [TR] Fan Hookup (score: 1): Author: BearTranserv@aol.com; Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:19:29 EST; But running the fan does nothing for this. The effect it has on the head directly, even if the fan is blowing on the head, is insignificant. I guess it would help on Model Ts as they had no water pum; /html/triumphs/2007-11/msg00283.html (8,738 bytes)
17. Re: [TR] Fan Hookup (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>; Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 13:35:24 -0800; What I've heard is that you could buy a water pump for a Model T as an aftermarket accessory, which did improve cooling. However, if the pump belt broke, you were then stranded. Apparently the pump; /html/triumphs/2007-11/msg00284.html (8,425 bytes)
18. Re: [TR] Fan Hookup (score: 1): Author: Dave1massey@cs.com; Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:32:22 EST; Indeed. But look at the plumbing. The water discharge from the engine comes out of the middle of the head and rises sharply to a very tall radiator. And the return is quite low on the engine. Contras; /html/triumphs/2007-11/msg00285.html (8,490 bytes)
19. Re: [TR] Fan Hookup (score: 1): Author: tom white <tswhitez123@hotmail.com>; Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:05:28 +0000; I have a problem with my thermostatic fan. Of course it runs after I turn off the car, that part is fine. But after it stops running it still has a small draw on the battery (3.75V). This eventually; /html/triumphs/2007-11/msg00298.html (8,406 bytes)
20. Re: [TR] Fan Hookup (score: 1): Author: "Paige, Dean" <DPaige@ci.santa-rosa.ca.us>; Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 09:37:38 -0800; I own a 1998 Jag VDP. Big 4 liter V8. The electric fan(s) keep running after shut down for varying periods. The hotter the day the longer the fan(s) stay on. The same is true for an electric fan inst; /html/triumphs/2007-11/msg00304.html (9,953 bytes)

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