At 12:15 AM 5/13/97 -0700, Frank Marrone wrote:
>Before abandoning the electric set up did you try driving with the fan wired
>on? If that cured the problem then a lower set point on the thermostat or a
>better thermostat location may have helped.
Frank and All,
You know, I have thought of just running the electric fan all of the time;
just have not tried it yet. It is a HAYDEN fan and does indeed move a
great deal of air. The way I have it set-up now is with a "fixed"
thermostat set to kick in at 185 degrees. The unit came with a relay that
allows one to connect to a more modern vehicles air condidtioning switch,
so that when you turn on the air conditioning it overides the thermostat
and starts the electric fan. Obviously I just substituted a toggle switch
hidden under the dash as this "override" switch....works great. Current
thermostat location is as suggested by Hayden, 3-4" from the inlet to the
radiator. That is of course predicated on the fact that I have it
installed on the inlet side.....upper hose on the drivers side is the inlet
to the best of my recollection...don't hesitate to shout if I have this
wrong too!!
>
>In general I think electric is the way to go if you don't need stock
>appearance. I'm not saying they are a cure for the Tiger cooling woes but
The appearance is really not all that bad....one has to look very close to
see the electric fan.
>they are lighter than and don't wear the water pump like the stock fan.
Currently running a six-blade SS flex fan.
>They should move a lot of air at idle although if it just circulates back to
>the inlet that won't do you much good.
>
>I only assume they should work on a Tiger since I don't remember seeing any.
>Anybody else running electric fans on their Tigers?
>
As I did not make it real clear on the earlier e-mail message, I should
now. The REAL problem turned out to be a gauge that reads HIGH by 20+
degrees....in my quest to solve the percieved problem of heat, I over
looked the obvious....using a temperature probe to verify the mechanical
water temp gauge I trusted more than any stock water temp gauge! Duh!!
Remember, I missed the real clue: no expulsion of water from the reserve
tank.....matter of fact, I drove the car today....the gauge read up to
235-240 degrees and it STILL did not expell water from the copper reserve
tank (yes, it is topped off correctly). Second morale to the story (for
me) is: Look first to the obvious.
>
>
>Frank Marrone MK I Tiger B9471116
>marrone@wco.com 1966 LTD
> Series I Alpine "fix me"
> Yamaha Seca 900
>
Thanks Frank and All for your interest, input, theories, stories, advice
and most especially, your sense of humor.
Regards,
Allan
B9472373 (yup! he lives vicariously through his Tigger!)
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