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    "... <span style="font-size:11.0pt">must be a concours judge"<br>
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      Nope (I presume that's supposed to be an insult). Just a
      Grammar(spelling) Nazi.<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/5/2025 8:01 AM, Don Anglesey
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Give me a
            break “Austin-Healey” must be a concours judge.  The problem
            with the Texas cooler is it flexes towards the radiator
            unlike other fans that were developed specifically for
            “Austin-Healey’s”.  With age they flex more.  They have
            taken out several radiators over the years.  I have no
            problem with a noisier fan designed to keep the heat down
            than use that cheap plastic fan.  Like I said to each his
            own.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Don<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Bob
                Spidell <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:bspidell@comcast.net"><bspidell@comcast.net></a>
                <br>
                <b>Sent:</b> Sunday, October 5, 2025 8:50 AM<br>
                <b>To:</b> Don Anglesey <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:healey100s@live.com"><healey100s@live.com></a>;
                <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br>
                <b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Yet another mystery<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">The noise was
          excessive in my Austin-Healey (can't speak to Austin-Healys).
          The fan all but drowned-out the engine at idle and I didn't
          like sitting in a cloud of dust (but it was the most-effective
          temp-lowering mod I've tried).  Note the fan BCS originally
          sold was different than what I think they sell now; it had
          massively curved, rectangular blades--seven of them--that went
          from a couple inches of pitch to near-flat as speed
          increased. <br>
          <br>
          I only replace cores once (except when a water pump shaft
          broke and sent a fan into the radiator).<br>
          <br>
          Bob <br>
          <br>
          <o:p></o:p></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal">On 10/5/2025 7:36 AM, Don Anglesey wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal">Your worried about a little noise in an
              Austin Healy?  Keep the cooler and continue to replace
              radiator cores.  There are several better options.  To
              each his own.<o:p></o:p></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal">Don<o:p></o:p></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
                Healeys
                <a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net"
                  moz-do-not-send="true"><healeys-bounces@autox.team.net></a>
                on behalf of Bob Spidell via Healeys
                <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"
                  moz-do-not-send="true"><healeys@autox.team.net></a><br>
                <b>Sent:</b> Saturday, October 4, 2025 11:07:34 PM<br>
                <b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"
                  moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">healeys@autox.team.net</a>
                <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"
                  moz-do-not-send="true">
                  <healeys@autox.team.net></a><br>
                <b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Yet another mystery</span>
              <o:p></o:p></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Except
              flex fans are extremely noisy. I got a 7-blade SS Hayden
              flex fan and BCS's own home-rolled shroud from them
              decades ago, and it was good for a 5-10deg reduction at
              idle but, damn was it loud (and it would blow clouds of
              dust out from under the car when stationary). Ditched it
              for a TC (but kept the shroud). Some SS flex fans are
              known for throwing a blade. <br>
              <br>
              bs<o:p></o:p></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal">On 10/4/2025 9:15 PM, Don Anglesey
                wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal">Ditch the Texas cooler, British car
                  specialists sell a nice stainless-steel fan that
                  doesn't flex into your radiator. <o:p></o:p></p>
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                <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
                    Healeys
                    <a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net"
                      moz-do-not-send="true"><healeys-bounces@autox.team.net></a>
                    on behalf of Richard Antal via Healeys
                    <a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"
                      moz-do-not-send="true"><healeys@autox.team.net></a><br>
                    <b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 3, 2025 6:04:28 AM<br>
                    <b>To:</b> Harold Manifold <a
                      href="mailto:manifold@telus.net"
                      moz-do-not-send="true"><manifold@telus.net></a>;
                    Michael Salter
                    <a href="mailto:michael.salter@gmail.com"
                      moz-do-not-send="true"><michael.salter@gmail.com></a><br>
                    <b>Cc:</b> Healeys <a
                      href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"
                      moz-do-not-send="true"><healeys@autox.team.net></a><br>
                    <b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Yet another mystery</span>
                  <o:p></o:p></p>
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                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">I
                        inadvertently omitted an important detail: with
                        the advent of cool weather in NH, rather than
                        change the thermostat to 180 from 160, I slipped
                        a piece of cardboard in front of the radiator. I
                        had driven 200 miles in back roads with the
                        cardboard in place and the temp gauge never got
                        above 170, and so I didn't watch the temp gauge
                        while dashing down the interstate at 80 mph. I
                        was unaware of any problem until arriving home,
                        I could smell radiator fluid. When I popped the
                        hood all was wet, hot, and steaming. Perhaps at
                        speeds 60mph and below the fan blades didn't
                        flex enough but at 80 mph, they did and thus I
                        inadvertently caused the damage to the radiator.
                        I doesn't leak. Today, having removed the
                        suspect cardboard, I'll venture forth and watch
                        the temp gauge keenly.......rich<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">On
                            Thursday, October 2, 2025 at 09:38:55 PM
                            EDT, Michael Salter
                            <a href="mailto:michael.salter@gmail.com"
                              moz-do-not-send="true"><michael.salter@gmail.com></a>
                            wrote: <o:p>
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                              <p class="MsoNormal">I would also suggest
                                that you take a careful look at the
                                baffles that are, or should be,
                                installed forward from the sides of the
                                radiator to the grille. If these baffles
                                aren't correctly fitted hot air from the
                                backside of the radiator will swirl
                                around to the front and pass through the
                                radiator again and thus seriously
                                deminish its cooling ability.<o:p></o:p></p>
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                              <p class="MsoNormal">M<o:p></o:p></p>
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                                <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
                                    Healeys
                                    <a
href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" moz-do-not-send="true"><healeys-bounces@autox.team.net></a>
                                    on behalf of Harold Manifold
                                    <a href="mailto:manifold@telus.net"
                                      moz-do-not-send="true"><manifold@telus.net></a><br>
                                    <b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 2,
                                    2025 6:45:19 PM<br>
                                    <b>To:</b> Richard Antal <a
                                      href="mailto:rantal243@yahoo.com"
                                      moz-do-not-send="true"><rantal243@yahoo.com></a><br>
                                    <b>Cc:</b> Healeys <a
href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" moz-do-not-send="true"><healeys@autox.team.net></a><br>
                                    <b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Yet
                                    another mystery</span><span
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                                    <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                                  <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Rich,
                                      <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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                                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Your
                                        comments "high speed. run of
                                        twenty miles" and "extra series
                                        of cooling tubes" may offer some
                                        clues. Fan blades flex away from
                                        the side that pushes air, in
                                        other words towards the
                                        radiator. The extra cooling
                                        tubes may have reduced the
                                        clearance between the radiator
                                        and the fan. There isn't much
                                        clearance to begin with. The
                                        combination of the two may have
                                        been enough for the fan to hit
                                        the radiator.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">The
                                        other issue is what caused the
                                        overheating. At high speeds the
                                        fan has little to no effect on
                                        cooling. Unless the ambient
                                        temperature was very high and
                                        you were going up a steep hill
                                        the colling system should keep
                                        up. What was the water
                                        temperature gauge saying?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                                    <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Harold<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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