[Healeys] Fan ideas

[Bob Spidell]

re:
"I'll bet the plastic fans make the same level of noise."


Nope.


bs



Steve B. Gerow wrote:
> Ron,
> First of all have to say the person who advocated drilling any kind of holes
> in their stock fan is out of line. This could be a recipe for disaster!
>
> I have the 6-bladed SS fan BCS sells (might be Moss). The hub and rivets in
> this fan are very stout, especially since the fan blades are lightweight
> compared to the original Queen Mary-style blades. They also sell a spacer
> needed to move it closer to the radiator.
>
> I'm also using a beefed Kilmartin fan shroud that fits tight against the
> radiator and allows less leakage than the one BCS sells. In addition, I
> added a blanking plate across the area between the radiator and front of the
> hood opening.
>
> They do make a lot of fan noise.  They sound similar to my wife's original
> 240Z with a stock plastic fan on a hydraulic clutch--I've always thought
> these fans have a funky sound--when the car makes more fan noise than
> anything else.
>
> I'll bet the plastic fans make the same level of noise.
>
> The solution to this on the Healey is simple--just add a louder exhaust or
> rev it up higher in gears :-).
>   


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