>
>Remember me - the guy from Norway who can read, but not write to
>Majordomo. Could you please forward the following message to "the boys" at
>Morgans.
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>Hi everybody.
>
>I've encountered a problem with cooling in my early +8. This problem is
>supposed to be rather common in these cars and the last owner of my car
>tried to remedy it by mounting an electric fan and a swirl-pot to the
>radiator. Now my engine is newly rebuilt, and even at app. 15 deg. C it
>will boil when left idling. If I run it at 100 kmp the temp drops to
>normal. Do anyone out there know of suppliers of better radiators that
>will fit to this car. I suppose they will have to be longer rather than
>wider if the size is not the same.
>
>Living in Norway I would prefer a supplier or specialist in Europe, but
>guys, my car is a non-runner, and I'll take ANY advice.
>
>Bjorn Schage
>schage@online.no
Bjorn -
I had the identical problem in my 1971 +8 - It ran hot at idle and low
speeds, and cooled down at highway speeds - The problem was that the two
leads to the electric fan are reversed, and the fan blows forward instead
of sucking the air from the radiator. Therefore, at slow speeds, the
airflow through the radiator is countered by the fan, and there is no
effective circulation at all. Turn the motor on and see which way the fan
blows - Just switch the two wires, and your problem is solved! I tried
everything, including pulling the thermostat before figuring that out. Let
me know if that works.
Tony
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L.D. McLaughlin, Jr.
Daphne, AL, USA
ldmcjr@datasync.com
http://www.datasync.com/~ldmcjr/
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