[Healeys] Radiator - fan crack

[john spaur]

The crack I mentioned was in an original four blade metal fan.

The rubber transmission mountings can become oil soaked and soften 
over time allowing the transmission and engine to move forward 
especially if you stop quickly. If your car leaks oil, don't they 
all, it runs down the engine and is caught by the transmission mount.

I trust everyone knows better than to drive their Healey like it was 
meant to be a race car! :-)

John the jack rabbit
All my cars are two speeds - fast and stop

At 01:16 PM 7/5/2012 -0700, mark lapierre wrote:
>Not to reash old issues but it was said that the Texas cooler flexed 
>over time and would hit the radiator.   The feedback on that was 
>that that the engine and trany mounts may be worn and allowed the 
>drive units to shift forward just enough to allow the fan to rub the 
>radiator.
>
>I am a proud owner of one of the original units ( not Moss) and have 
>had no problems.  All my
>mountings were new at restoration time.
>
>Mark