<html><head><style> body {height: 100%; color:#000000; font-size:12pt; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;}</style></head><body><div>why not install a 6 bladed fan? My BJ8 has never overheated after adding one and that was a lot of years ago.</div><div>tom</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div><br></div><div>----- Original Message -----<br>From: Kees Oudesluijs <coudesluijs@chello.nl><br>To: healeys@autox.team.net<br>Sent: Wed, 27 Feb 2019 02:34:22 -0500 (EST)<br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] Over heating Healey's<br></div><div><br></div><p>Why not fit a thermostatic switch in the top tank or hose to<br> control the fan. Kicking in at ca. 200 -210°F and kicking out at<br> about 185°F should do the trick. Use an adaptor with to<br> accommodate the majority of thermal switches, in EU it is M22 if I<br> remember correctly. There are thousands of them to choose from.</p><p>Keep the manual override switch though.<br></p><p>Kees Oudesluijs</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><div class="moz-cite-prefix">Op 26-2-2019 om 22:29 schreef Robert<br> Begani:<br></div><blockquote cite="mid:001601d4ce1a$6c1f01f0$445d05d0$@gmail.com"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">During<br> the past 3 weeks since the rebuilt engine started, I have<br> been running the engine for 20 min at a time. The temp<br> would slowly climb to almost 200 degrees, so I would shut it<br> off. Finally, I got help from my friend wiring the pusher<br> radiator fan I installed with the radiator. We wired the fan<br> to the altenator with a relay and fused the toggle switch<br> to the spare on the fuse block on the engine firewall. <br> Started the engine and ran it for 30 min at mostly idle with<br> a few min up to 3500. It held a constant 180 degrees. It is<br> currently 80 Degrees in SW Florida and your skin will burn<br> if you are in the sun. That should give anyone the answer<br> “how to modify my Healey to be able to drive it in hot<br> temperatures and in traffic” My engine before rebuild would<br> only overheat in hot summer weather in Chicago or in Florida<br> when driving in Stop and Go Traffic or under 40 mph. With<br> the new shovel in front of the radiator directing air into<br> the radiator, I expect that I do not have to turn on the fan<br> at lower speeds that 40 mph. Will know more as soon as I<br> can get the car off the jack stands.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">Bob<br> Begani</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;" data-mce-style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">67<br> BJ8 </span></p></div><br><fieldset class="mimeAttachmentHeader"></fieldset><pre class="moz-quote-pre">_______________________________________________<br>Support Team.Net <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://www.team.net/donate.html">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Suggested annual donation $12.75<br></pre><div><br></div><pre class="moz-quote-pre">Archive: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys">http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys</a><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://autox.team.net/archive" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://autox.team.net/archive">http://autox.team.net/archive</a><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank" data-mce-href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><br></pre><div><br></div><pre class="moz-quote-pre">Unsubscribe/Manage: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/coudesluijs@chello.nl" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/coudesluijs@chello.nl">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/coudesluijs@chello.nl</a></pre></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div></body></html>