I have a six bladed fan running in my Midget. Never, ever overheats and
doesn't whir. Just out of curiosity, I have a Cooper fan at home which I
have not yet tried out. Does any body out there have experiences with
this fan (good or bad) in a Spridget. I'm not really keen on pulling out
the radiator again to find out after doing that just 2 weeks ago!
Cheers,
Steve
69 Midget
On Sun, 27 Oct 1996, Ulix Goettsch wrote:
> On Sun, 27 Oct 1996 SMitch1441@aol.com wrote:
>
> > My '63 Sprite (1098cc) which has less than 3,000 miles on a completely
> > rebuilt motor and a recently rodded out radiator runs on the warms side when
> > climbing even slight grades. The temperature gauge will climb from 180 to
> > 200-210 degrees. The engine will also begin knocking. I recently installed
> >
> > What should I try next to cure this problem? Am I running too hot a
> > thermostat? Should I be using a 160 degree thermostat? Are the spark plugs
>
> If your car is running at 200-210 deg, the thermostat doesn't make any
> difference. Both thermostats are fully open at this temperature.
> The 180 deg one would let your engine heat up a little faster, but under
> steady state conditions, there would be no difference.
> You should check your timing to be on the safe side.
>
> > A few more questions. Can I install the six bladed fans in the VB catalog
>on
> > the original water pump hub and still clear the radiator? Would this
> > modification help?
>
> I asked this same question a while ago and got an overwhelming response
> that this is a very worthwhile modificaion. I haven't done it yet.
>
> Ulix __/__,__
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> '67 Sprite
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