I've tried different things on my TR. I currently have an al radiator
standing by to in installl. It seems to be doing pretty good with the
newest Moss rad and my Kenlowe fan. I intalled tjhe Kenlowe fan nside
the front apron on the aluminum tube Kenlowe supplies. I was able to
mount it very close the core. I left the existing fan in place .
One problem with the TR cooling system is that the fan moves very
slowly at idle as it runs on the crankshaft at engine speed.
Mike Moore
-----Original Message-----
From: DLylis@aol.com
To: rtriplett25@yahoo.com; triumphs@autox.team.net
Sent: Sat, 21 Feb 2009 4:05 pm
Subject: Re: [TR] tr3 cooling
In a message dated 2/21/2009 11:31:02 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
rtriplett25@yahoo.com writes:
The original fan doesn't seem to do the best job drawing air in. Moss
sells
a conversion kit that fits the much-improved six bladed yellow fan.
Cost:
$240
Wow. I have a yellow fan on my TR3A, two friends have yellow fans on
their
TR3A, and none of us paid $240 to get this done. I just mounted the
yellow
fan and then moved the radiator forward as much as possible by
elongating the
holes. This is may be 1/8", tops, and it works fine. IMHO this
conversion
kit is not necessary.
As to the recore, you are talking about some fairly serious $. The
price of
this job has gone way up in the last couple of years.
What I found in my motor, and I understand that it is fairly common, is
that
the coolant passages in cyliner #4 get plugged up with crud over the
years.
A good way to get an idea on this is to open the drain cock on the
block by
cylinder #4. If nothing comes out it is a pretty good indication that
this
is a contributing factor.
If I were you I would put on a yellow fan, flush the cooling system,
see
what results you get and then go for the next step. If you do the work
yourself
you are looking at some short money.
As well, check your timing and make sure it is not contributing to
overheat.
David Lylis
69 TR6 CC26160L
60 TR3A TS74461LO
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