[TR] TR4 help, coling fan

[Steven Newell]

Peter C wrote:

>Hello luminous listerati, I had a gentleman at our counter yesterday ask me I'm unsure of. Does the cooling fan push or pull through the radiator?  The obvious (to me) answer is pull, but his pushes. Is that right? He's trying to solve hot fuel issues in his ZS carbs, but if the fan is wrong, I think we'd start there.
>
Ah. The stock, nearly flat, 4-blade fan NEITHER pushes nor pulls through 
the radiator. Some might say it sucks, but rather it gently wafts air 
around the engine compartment, and as an added benefit blows oil leaking 
from the front main seal back across the engine block to provide even 
rust proofing.

Steven Newell
Littleton, CO USA
1 Triumph, 3 BMWs: when a BMW leaks, there's a problem.