A few years ago I decided to replace my broken mechanical fan pieces with an
electric fan. Mike Adams had visited a local junkyard and purchased a Honda
electric fan, which had two mounting holes which matched the holes on the
Roadster radiator mounts. He sold the fan to me when he heard of my fan
problems. I had to to saw off a long sheet metal brace which was part of
the Honda shroud, and I used zip-ties to secure the other side of the fan to
the radiator core. I took off the mechanical fan and rebolted the original
pully. I moved the radiator away from the engine about 1/2 inch with
washers on the crossmembers. The electric fan was just enough offset that
the nose of the water pump shaft did not interfere. It has kept my engine
cool for several years. I did not install a thermostatic switch, but the
junkyard or a parts store has cheap ones which attach to the radiator or in
the hose. I just run the electric fan full time. If you drive in cold
weather, the thermostatic switch may be a necessity. All this cost me about
$40 dollars, plus the hard time I get from fellow roadsterites who accuse me
of driving a Honda (or part of it, anyway). I'm glad they can't see the
Pinto shocks.
Leisure Suit Terry
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