Leonard -
Electric fans rarely, if ever, help reduce the heat in a 6 cyl.
healey. The problem lies in the fact that the radiator is just a hair
small for the engine, so if you install an electric fan, it reduces
the cooling area on the radiator because the big pancake motor on the
electric fan blocks approximately 20% of the surface area of the
radiator itself.
You can improve the cooling using an electric fan by moving it as far
forward & away from the radiator as possible, this will lessen the
effects of blockage due to the pancake motor.
Other options include getting an electric fan for E-types which use a
lower profile electric motor.
easier fixes include flushing your motor and replacing the radiator
core with a high efficiency core (excel core, for example). This can
be done at your local radiator shop.
Regards,
Alan
'53 BN1 '64 BJ8
On 6/15/05, Leonard Berkowitz <drberkowitz@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I seem to not be able to keep my car at a reasonable temperature. I tried a
> Texas cooler which seemed to help a little but I started to see evidence of
> the fan hitting the radiator so I just installed an electric fan. I find
> that it doesn't come on until the temp guage reads over 200. I also
> installed a manual over ride so I could activate the fan as soon as the temp
> starts to climb. The fan seems to push quite a bit of air and definitely in
> the correct direction. Unfortunately I do not see the temperature coming
> down. I am starting to wonder if my water pump is circulating the water. It
> is a fairly new pump and I seem to think that the old one kept the
> temperature down a little better. Does anyone know how to determine if the
> pump is pumping a sufficient amount of water without removing it from the
> car. Or does anyone have any other suggestions.
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