[TR] One last Radiator question

[Frank Fisher]

while on the question of electric fans. has any one found a nice twin fan
assembly that fits the TR3 radiator.
im thinking of going to the junk yard
with a tape measure, but if one of you has 
figured it already it may save me
an afternoon of fun.
Frank




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From:
"terryrs at comcast.net" <terryrs at comcast.net>
To: list Triumph
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Sent: Sat, August 7, 2010 8:09:12 AM
Subject: [TR]
One last Radiator question

I think the upshot of the recent thoughts
comparing aluminum to copper radiators 
is that it is about a wash.  There are
more fins in the aluminum radiator to 
make up for the poorer surface heat
exchange.  Then someone else made the point 
that it would take more power to
push the air through the fins.  


Question:  if adopting an aluminum
radiator, would the stock fan system be 
sufficient to suck the air through
the radiator at idle, or would an electric 
fan conversion be pretty much
necessary?  ...Am wondering if the move of Macks, 
Petes and the like to
aluminum might be cojoined to a simultaneous move to 
electric fans as an
enabler?

Thoughts?

Terry Smith, '59 TR3A  TS 58667
New Hampshire
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