>>Ideally you want an electric fan to SUCK air through the radiator -
>>therefore it should be placed BEHIND the radiator.
>The 'pushing' fans do loose a heck of a lot of air, has anyone fitted a shroud
>and is it worth it?
Short and sweet comment here. I used to have a TR3A with a major
overheating problem when I moved to S.California. I installed an electric
fan to the front of the radiator and wired it to the heater fan knob on the
dash, a variable type electric switch. When stuck in traffic the temp
would start to rise, I would twist the knob, the fan would kick in, I would
adjust the fan speed with the switch, the temp would drop, and all was
well. If I remember right it was a 14" fan I got from Pep Boys or Track
Auto. For normal driving I just left the electric fan turned off, medium
traffic and I would run tha fan at half speed, bad traffic and the fan ran
on high.
I now live in N.California (for the time being), drive a Midget (1978), and
the only heating problem I've had was this week when a hose sprung a small
leak.
Mike_J2 (getting ready to move again, possibly)
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