[TR] Fw: 8 blade fan on TR3

[Alex]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alex" <ambritts at bellsouth.net>
To: <MMoore8425 at aol.com>
Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 4:14 PM
Subject: Re: [TR] 8 blade fan on TR3


> Yellow fans fits nicely on a TR3A if mounted backwards. Works great, no 
> mods needed.
> Alex Manzo
> 59 TR3A (with a yellow fan mounted)
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <MMoore8425 at aol.com>
> To: <gprtech at frontiernet.net>; <triumphs at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 3:42 PM
> Subject: Re: [TR] 8 blade fan on TR3
>
>
>> In a message dated 7/7/2008 9:21:06 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
>> gprtech at frontiernet.net writes:
>>
>> I've  been performing a number of chores related to getting my TR3 into
>> condition for semi-daily use, and came across two different types of
>> plastic fans. One is the yellow 8 blade used on TR250/TR6, and the other
>> is the later still red 13 blade (I only counted 12, but the Moss catalog
>> says 13) fan.
>>
>> I'm planning to put an electric fan in the TR6 I'm  (finally) working on,
>> so my question is:
>>
>> Can I mount either of  these on the TR3 without modification? If so how?
>>
>> If not, what mods do  I need to make?
>>
>> Moss sells an adapter kit for the yellow fan, but I  don't think I want
>> to go that far. If I need to shorten the fan extension,  I've got the
>> capability to do that here. In fact, I might have a spare I  can modifiy.
>>
>> George  Richardson
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>> I mounted a Kenlowe fan on the FRONT of my radiator so I could leave the
>> existing fan and hub extension ex-factory. The Kenlowe has nice tubes 
>> supporting
>> it is not supported by the radiator.
>> Mike Moore