Ian,
I would say to paint or not to paint is a personal preference. If
there is a cooling or otherwise benefit or hindrance to paint I havent
heard of it.
I would definitely get rid of the engine driven fan. And if you have
both fans now I would guess you must have installed an pusher for an
electric fan. A fellow lister Rick Patton sells a fan spacer that is
made out of aluminum that weighs very little that can replace the
rather heavy cast iron fan spacer that is stock. Check out the web
site below for all the details. I have one on my car. Very easy to
install, very slick set up. NFI, etc, etc.
http://topshamautoparts.com/tr6/eliminator.htm
Aaron
Aaron Cropley
71 TR6 (Throttle Body Injection!)
http://www.triumphowners.com/108
Topsham, Maine
-----Original Message-----
From: Ian Viles <ian.viles@ntlworld.com>
To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Sent: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 07:44:06 +0100
Subject: TR6 cooling questions
I'm nearing the end of the TR6 re-build and have obtained an alloy
radiator at a sensible price ... a couple of questions though:
1. Should I paint the radiator core with black radiator paint?
2. I'm planning to keep my electric fan, but am considering removing
the engine driven fan. Pros / cons of this? I'm getting conflicting
advice but with little reasoned arguement from my mates locally!
Comments etc. welcome.
Regards,
Ian Viles (Derbyshire)
73 TR6
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