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Re: fan or no fan

To: Ed Van Scoy <edvs@uswest.net>
Subject: Re: fan or no fan
From: Dave Dahlgren <ddahlgren@snet.net>
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2001 14:17:04 -0400
If you have room for a 1" spacer that is used for extra water lines you could
put a switch there..
Dave

Ed Van Scoy wrote:
> 
> I have considered a "tic-toc" pump, as you note it makes sense. My guess is 
>the
> cars you have worked with have had a large water supply, making a radiator
> unnecessary. My only water supply IS the radiator. My dillema here would be
> solved by one small device:        I have changed intakes & there is only one
> "hole" available for a sending unit. My old set-up had a normal temp gage 
>sending
> unit, and an additional sending unit to turn the fan on at 180 degrees, and 
>turn
> it off if it fell below that. Now with one hole (and no place to put another) 
>I
> will run the temp gage, BUT, if there was a sending unot out there that would 
>do
> BOTH it would be nice. Otherwise I will just wire a switch into the fan and 
>use
> it manually. But hey, that is just one more thing to forget in the heat of
> battle.........SO, if anybody knows of a combination sending unit. PLEASE let 
>me
> know!
> Thanks,
> Ed
> 
> Dan Warner wrote:
> 
> > For years I have run a thermostatically controlled electric fan on the Vette
> > 
>*****************************************************************************
> > ********
> >
> > Ed,
> >
> > We haven't used a fan on any car I've worked on in the last 30 years. I do
> > like a thermostatically controlled water pump. Pump cycles on/off to keep 
>the
> > temp somewhat constant.
> >
> > DW

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