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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Macy’s Garage, <a
href="http://www.macysgarage.com/myweb6/Parts/triumph_accessories.htm">http://www.macysgarage.com/myweb6/Parts/triumph_accessories.htm</a>
, sells a purpose-built fan for just such a problem. Not inexpensive, but
according to one of our club members who installed one on a customer car, it worked
like a champ. End of cooling issues. NFI on my part here.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Moss also sells a fan conversion kit for the
TR3-3B that might work on a 4. <a
href="http://www.mossmotors.com/Shop/ViewProducts.aspx?PlateIndexID=66775">http://www.mossmotors.com/Shop/ViewProducts.aspx?PlateIndexID=66775</a>.
Again, NFI.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>About 12 years ago I wanted to install
yellow 8-blade fan on my TR3A, but was also concerned about the closeness to the
radiator: about a quarter inch or less. I didn’t want to install it
backwards for efficiency reasons. My solution then was to section a fan
nose piece, shorten it about 5/8” then braze it back together. I
mounted the yellow fan to that, giving me the fan-to-radiator clearance I was
comfortable with. It’s still on my 3, working well after 60 thousand
miles or so. The Moss kit is similar in concept. I also painted the
yellow plastic fan black, but after some miles the paint started chipping off,
so I just put in a new yellow fan and called it good.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I’ve also heard of folks using a TR3
fan nosepiece on a 4 because it’s shorter than the 4 nosepiece, thus
giving the required clearance. You can then mount the yellow fan the
proper direction. That might be the easiest/cheapest way to solve your
issue.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Dennis<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Triumphs
[mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>Cliff<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, February 18, 2015
7:46 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Triumphs@autox.team.net<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [TR] TR4A - plastic fan -
advice?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>So, I wanted to pull the
fan hub extension because I wanted to fit an 8 <br>
blade plastic fan backwards. However, the center hole in the fan is
1/8” <br>
smaller than the diameter of the plate at the end of the fan extension. I
<br>
was thinking of turning the fan extension down.<br>
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<br>
Has anyone fitted one of these plastic fans, and if so, how did you mount <br>
it?<br>
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</span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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