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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>I recall, from ages ago, my Ford Granada’s fan. It had some sort of internal thermostat in its hub which allowed it to freewheel when the engine’s temperature was OK and which engaged when the temperature rose too much. I don’t recall that one could adjust it but it worked fine in that car. Those cars had a nice 3litre V6 and went very well. If you’ve ever watched an old British cop show, The Sweeney, they were apparently much beloved by London’s police “Flying Squad”. Cockney rhyming slang….Squad to Todd as in the demon barber of Fleet Street. Seemed to me that the Flying Squad was not much better than said barber.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>So…….has anyone tried this type of fan on a Healey??<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Simon<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm;font-size:pt'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> <b>On Behalf Of </b>m.g.sharp--- via Healeys<br><b>Sent:</b> 19 September 2025 12:58<br><b>To:</b> 'Leonard Hartnett' <thehartnetts@earthlink.net>; 'Healeys at Autox' <healeys@autox.team.net><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] radiator thermostat<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Interesting Len. The previous owner of my BT7, Fergus Ross, who owned it for 14 years, would sometimes vacation on Long Island, driving the Healey with his lovely wife, Ava-Marie, from Oakville in Ontario. About a 12-14 hour drive. He told me he used to remove the fan on the long journey as he got a bit more power. I though it a bit extreme as I never felt I needed more power in the Healey. I seem to recall (i.e., I am not motivated to look it up to confirm) in his wonderful book about Bristols, L.J.K. Setright noted that Bristol experimented with different fans on a dynamometer and running sans fan produced about 5 extra BHP.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Mirek<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Leonard Hartnett<br><b>Sent:</b> September 19, 2025 1:24 AM<br><b>To:</b> Healeys at Autox <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] radiator thermostat<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>I purchased my Healey while stationed at RAF Bentwaters in England 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. </span><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Perhaps 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.</span><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>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.</span><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>I tried an electric fan alone but it was not successful. I left it installed but put the engine fan back on.. The 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. </span><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Double your pleasure, double your fun (Doublemint Gum) </span><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> The Other Len<br>1967 Austin-Healey 3000 MkIII BJ8<br> HBJ8L39031</span><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> 225,936 miles</span><span lang=EN-CA><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid black 1.5pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 4.0pt;margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA> <o:p></o:p></span></p></blockquote><div id=DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span lang=EN-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span lang=EN-CA><hr size=1 width="99%" noshade style='color:#909090' align=center></span></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 11.25pt 0cm 6.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.avg.com/internet-security"><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=100 height=100 style='width:1.0416in;height:1.0416in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01DC2969.20A0B460" alt="Image removed by sender. 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