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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I purchased my Healey while stationed at RAF
Bentwaters in England </FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial>about 80 miles northeast of
London and about 10 miles from the English Channel. The average
annual temperature at Bentwaters is 46 to 72 degrees F.
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Per</FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial>haps because the
temperature was relativaly cool AND the fan was so noisey, I removed it. I
found that as long as I could keep moving, the engine did not overheat. I
was not in a heavely populated area that involved a lot of stop
and go traffic or long idles. Back to the US and the Sacramento Valley
area, the fan had to be reinstalled.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Returning from a meet on Vancouver Island, the fan
threw a blade in Washington.. It did some major damage to the
radiator. We were able to get the damaged tubes soldered closed and drove
home with the damaged radiator and without the fan. Mostly Interstate,
thank goodness. Made it home successfully.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I tried an electric fan alone but it was not
successful. I left it installed but put the engine fan back
on.. T</FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial>he electrec fan is
thermostatically controlled and only comes on when the temp rises. I do
not know what that temp is but I think it is about 180 degrees. Some
have suggested that mounting an eletric fan blocks the radiator. I have
not found it to be a problem. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Double your pleasure, double your fun (Doublemint
Gum) </FONT></DIV>
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face=Arial>
The Other Len<BR>1967 Austin-Healey 3000 MkIII
BJ8<BR>
HBJ8L39031</FONT></DIV>
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225,936 miles</FONT></DIV>
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