[Healeys] Radiator Shovel, continued

Steven Kingsbury airtightproductions at icloud.com
Fri Nov 1 23:18:29 MDT 2019


Thanks, me too!



On November 1, 2019 at 8:49 PM, WILLIAM B LAWRENCE <ynotink at msn.com> wrote:


Steven,


A sad end to a great car. I'm happy you were able to replace it.


Bill Lawrence
BN1 #554


From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of Steven Kingsbury via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, November 1, 2019 3:33 PM
To: i erbs <eyera3000 at gmail.com>
Cc: healeys at autox.team.net <healeys at autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Radiator Shovel, continued
 
So to let everyone know, the fan was indeed pushing air through the radiator core, quite nicely I might add. My actual running temperature did improve by a couple of degrees but running temperature wasn't really problem. My problem was when I would get stuck in traffic and my temp went above 190 degrees. Once there, my car would cough and choke, like a vapor lock.
   Turns out with the old style heat shield over the exhaust, the front float bowl is exposed and fuel would boil in that float bowl. Solved the problem by installing a bilge fan, (and yes you have to check air flow in those also), had a switch on the dash and when the temp got close to 190, I'd flip the switch, cold air would flow around the float bowl and the car continued to run smooth as silk. Problem solved.
   To add to the discussion though, many years later I did switch to an aluminum radiator, stainless steel fan and kept the bilge fan as it would still get hot when stuck in traffic. The bilge fan was the best mod I ever made to the car. And in that car I discovered the temp gauge needle does not stop when it gets to the 230 mark, it will continue up and into the oil pressure side! Another story, another time, let's just say it was over 120 degrees air temp where I was driving the car! But it got me home and showed no signs of harm.
   But this was the end of the road for me driving #598:


   

On October 31, 2019 at 9:48 PM, i erbs <eyera3000 at gmail.com> wrote:


Shoukd have checked if it was pushing or sucking. Needed to be be a pusher if on that side of the radiator. Used one attached to my X brace on my BN4 for years in LA. Blew air thru the rad to cool down in summer stop and go traffic.  Removed it when I moved to Portland 26 years ago. Need one now as we hit the 90s in June now, ih stead of two weeks in late Aug. Reinstalling a new fan this winter.


Ira Erbs
Portland, OR
typos and artifacts are the fault of my phone


On Thu, Oct 31, 2019, 9:09 PM Michael Oritt <michael.oritt at gmail.com> wrote:

I have what looks like the same size fan similarly mounted directly to the front side of the cross-braces on my 100, though with screws.
It definitely works in challenging situations such as when stuck in traffic, etc.  I chose not use a thermostatically controlled switch and turn it on before temps start to rise in order to get a jump on things.


Best--Michael Oritt






On Thu, Oct 31, 2019 at 1:57 PM Steven Kingsbury via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:

Patrick,
   Here are a couple of shots of my car back in 2007 when I installed an electric fan to help with cooling. As you can see, it was quite easy as nothing was in the way! The fan didn't help though and I found another solution to that problem, but like I said, lots of room in there!
Steven






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