Anybody know if they sell/sold the Suzuki Swift in the US.
LM
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Gigante <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>
To: Evangelos G. Makris <emakris@hol.gr>; spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
<spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>
Date: Sunday, December 06, 1998 3:10 PM
Subject: Re: electric fan
>Make sure there is a shroud around the electric fan and that it is
>mounted flush onto the radiator. Otherwise the air (at least a fair
>proportion of it) will blow around the fan, not through the radiator.
>
>A good electric fan has *no* negative effects as far as I am concerned!
>
>As for replacement radiators - do you have the crossflow or downflow?
>
>If you have the downflow, try the crossflow - it will probably be
sufficient
>in combination with the electric fan.
>
>If you already have the crossflow, you can get it rebuilt with an extra
>core. It will fit happily.
>
>Next step is to use a Suzuki Swift radiator. It is *much* more efficient
>than the old BMC ones. It also has an integral electric fan and is small
>enough to fit in the right place. It is actually a little skinnier than the
>sprite radiator so you need little tabs (make them yourself out of 25mm
>x umm alloy flat bar). to mount it. It is efficient enough for full race
>motors
>and is a *lot* cheaper than the allow race radiators! A$50 from a wrecker's
>yard.
>
>Mike
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Evangelos G. Makris <emakris@hol.gr>
>To: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
>Date: Saturday, December 05, 1998 1:05 PM
>Subject: electric fan
>
>
>>In my endeavour to improve the cooling in my Sprite
>>(downflow rad, 1275cc) I'd like to know this:
>>
>>If there is an electric fan right in front of the rad wouldn't that
>>impede the flow of air to the rad (when fan is stopped), therefore
>>making matters worse?
>>
>>After having flushed the rad, replaced the thermostat with a 74C,
>>put in new elbow, water pump and gaskets, new hoses, etc. I still
>>get 90-100 C while in sluggish traffic.
>>
>>I think the solution may be to find or custom make a larger core
>>radiator. However I don't know if it will fit there between
>>the two fans (engine and electric). Maybe the electric one will have
>>to go. Has anyone tried any of this?
>>
>>In the book "How to power tune.." there is a mention to an all
>>aluminium rad, made in the USA. Is this a better cooling aid or
>>just lighter?
>>
>>Thank you
>>Regards
>>Evangelos
>>
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