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1. Electric cooling fans (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 13:06:49 -0500charset="iso-8859-1"; I am in the process of converting my TR3A to an electric fan. I am unsure about the best place to put the thermostatic switch. I will be using a modern switch (18mm threaded?). I am considering putti; /html/triumphs/1999-02/msg00028.html (7,528 bytes)
2. Electric cooling fans (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 13:27:14 -0500charset="iso-8859-1"; Whoops! Thanks, Michael Porter for reminding me of the obvious. The switch can't go at the top. It won't do any good. Jack -- I am in the process of converting my TR3A to an electric fan. I am unsure; /html/triumphs/1999-02/msg00029.html (7,668 bytes)
3. Re: Electric cooling fans (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 13:30:52 -0500 (); Just curious: why can't it go at the top? Seems to me that my old Saab 99 had its switch at or near the top of the radiator? Of course, I won't go into detail about how wonderful THAT system was....; /html/triumphs/1999-02/msg00030.html (8,049 bytes)
4. RE: Electric cooling fans (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 13:49:45 -0500charset="iso-8859-1"; The hot water coming out of the engine would hit the switch without allowing the radiator to work yet, so it might start at a given temperature, whereas it might not need to, if the radiator can coo; /html/triumphs/1999-02/msg00031.html (10,168 bytes)
5. Re: Electric cooling fans (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 01 Feb 1999 15:28:53 -0500; Jack, Be careful where you put your sensor. If it only has one wire going to it, it needs to be grounded. You will need to mount it either in the block or in the radiator as it needs a ground path th; /html/triumphs/1999-02/msg00035.html (9,572 bytes)
6. Re: Electric cooling fans (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 01 Feb 1999 21:41:38 +0100; I read Your answer to Andy, but still say; So why not fit it hot? As You mentioned it helps cool the system _after_ the engine is shut off - if wired correctly. That's a very common design among Eur; /html/triumphs/1999-02/msg00036.html (9,420 bytes)
7. Re: Electric cooling fans (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 10:21:34 +0100; The question is not where to put the thermostatic switch on your radiator but which one should be used. Both components, the water thermostat and the thermostatic switch, have to work together. This; /html/triumphs/1999-02/msg00072.html (8,953 bytes)
8. Electric cooling fans (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 10:10:12 -0500charset="iso-8859-1"; Regarding thermostats for cooling fans -- I bought one from VB that has a temperature sensor with a hollow capillary tube going to the thermostat. You loosen the top hose, install an adhesive-backed; /html/triumphs/1999-02/msg00085.html (7,717 bytes)
9. Electric cooling fans (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 17:28:29 -0500; --openmail-part-14102210-00000001 Content-Disposition: inline; filename="BDY.TXT" Jack, Why not mount the fan on the front side of the rad? I've seen this done and the fan was mounted up high, I thin; /html/triumphs/1999-02/msg00119.html (7,356 bytes)
10. Electric cooling fans (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 24 Mar 1998 12:16:02 -0500; I sure agree about putting an electric fan in your car to replace the belt-driven one. I did it with my TR-3, which was seriously overheating. The disadvantages are: 1) It's no longer authentic. Impo; /html/triumphs/1998-03/msg02037.html (6,955 bytes)
11. Re: Electric cooling fans (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 24 Mar 1998 14:33:31 -0800; I put a Spitfire fan on mine. No more problems after that.Stu; /html/triumphs/1998-03/msg02056.html (7,652 bytes)
12. Re: Electric cooling fans (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 24 Mar 1998 12:51:41 -0800; My 2 cents about electric fans... I've commented before when this thread passed through last year... but I'll comment again for the newbies... YES, electric cooling fans can cure a cooling problem...; /html/triumphs/1998-03/msg02063.html (8,381 bytes)
13. Electric Cooling Fans (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sat, 09 Aug 1997 15:08:26 -0700; I have an electric cooling fan on my 71 TR6. It is mounted on the front of the radiator in a "pusher" configuration. I heard somewhere that a "puller" setup worked better. Any comments? Thanks. Mark; /html/triumphs/1997-08/msg00605.html (7,119 bytes)
14. Electric Cooling Fans (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 10 Aug 1997 13:01:58 -0400; <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Snip >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have an electric cooling fan on my 71 TR6. It is mounted on the front of the radiator in a "pusher" configuration. I heard somewhere that a "puller; /html/triumphs/1997-08/msg00627.html (7,929 bytes)
15. Re: Electric Cooling Fans (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 10 Aug 1997 16:13:48 -0400 (EDT); Pushing air versus pulling air are the same. A hot setup on the TR6 is to remove the cooling fan altogether and put a electric fan on the back side of the radiator. Using the back side allows for a b; /html/triumphs/1997-08/msg00637.html (8,467 bytes)
16. Re: Electric Cooling Fans (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 10 Aug 1997 17:05:31 -0400 (EDT); That's very interesting. That implies that the alternator is more than 100% efficient. In other words, it produces more energy that it takes to run it. Assuming, of course, that you are getting the s; /html/triumphs/1997-08/msg00641.html (8,127 bytes)
17. Re: Electric Cooling Fans (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 11 Aug 1997 03:32:17 -0400; OK Dan, How much additional horsepower do you think is required to compensate from the load placed on the alternator from running an electric fan? I don't know if the 18 hp estimate is accurate; seem; /html/triumphs/1997-08/msg00654.html (9,177 bytes)
18. Re: Electric Cooling Fans (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 11 Aug 1997 07:41:23 -0700; the ** The pusher type is less considered less efficient mainly because some of the air being pushed is splayed out to the sides and doesn't go through the radiator. With a draw through type all the; /html/triumphs/1997-08/msg00680.html (8,413 bytes)
19. Re: Electric Cooling Fans (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 11 Aug 97 10:28:35 PDT; Dan, I thought the main reason of going to an electric fan is that it would be thermostatically controlled, and would switch off when there is sufficient air running through the radiator, ie at speed; /html/triumphs/1997-08/msg00713.html (9,107 bytes)
20. Re: Electric Cooling Fans (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 11 Aug 1997 14:41:35 -0400; For a data point, a 50W electric fan is about the usual size for an around the house reciprocating 1970's style fan. The kind that keep people cool and wave back and forth, about the diameter of a pi; /html/triumphs/1997-08/msg00721.html (8,980 bytes)

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