[6pack] Electric cooling fan: pusher or puller?

[Bob Danielson]

Mitch,
I've had an electric fan on my car for about 10 years now. First a Hayden as
a pusher and for the past two years a Spal as a puller. Both have worked
perfectly. For about four years I've had the fan wired to a dash light so
that I'd know when it was running. Much to my surprise, it "never" comes on
when I'm moving over 30-35 mph. So for most driving, the fan never runs. It
only cycles on and off when driving at very slow speeds or in stop and go
traffic. 

My puller is loud if it's running and your standing outside the car but I
can't hear it when sitting in the car, motor running, top down, radio
on....etc.

Bob


Bob Danielson
1975 TR6 CF38503U
Running w/ Throttle Body Injection
Toyota 5 Speed & Nissan LSD
http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org 

-----Original Message-----
From: 6pack-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:6pack-bounces at autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Mitch
Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 11:47 AM
To: Andrew Packard
Cc: 6pack at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [6pack] Electric cooling fan: pusher or puller?

With all the talk of electric cooling fans I must admit my fear of roadside
break downs. I have used an electric fan as an auxiliary for many years but
have always been afraid to rely on it as the only means of cooling. I hate
to get stuck & have never in the ten years I've had this six. I have had one
electric fan fail in this time period though. 
Of course every late model car I own has only elec units to provide cooling.
I guess my question is since it seems so many have converted solely to elec
fans, what is your long term reliability history. Since my fan is mounted as
a pusher, the elimination of the mechanical fan would give me more room when
changing a V-belt & clean up the engine bay. All experiences welcome.

Thanks


--
Mitch Seff
Oceanside, N.Y.
75 TR6 SC
http://www.triumphowners.com/384
6pack at autox.team.net
http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/6pack

http://www.team.net/archive

You are subscribed as 75tr6 at tr6.danielsonfamily.org