Hey Michael,
How do you louvre an engine?
;-)
Flex fans generally hit radiators because the gearbox steady brace has
broken/ worn bushes. Or isn't correctly adjusted. Or the engine mounts
are wallaby brothers Ted. That's Roo Ted.
I've seen rubber bushes in the steady brace fail in 12 months. Oil
kills them. Roo Ted.
;-)
Chris.
Sent from my iPhone
On 28/01/2012, at 2:15 PM, Michael Oritt <michael.oritt@gmail.com>
wrote:
> I installed a flex fan on my 100 and it was very helpful in keeping
> temps
> down in traffic situations. It is a bit noisy but my hood is
> louvered and
> so is the engine.
>
> Flex fans are designed to do the most work at low rpm's when a car is
> sitting still or moving slowly and to flatten out as rpm's and fan
> speed
> increase.
>
> Assuming there is correct clearance between the engine and radiator
> and the
> fan does not hit when rolled over by hand with engine off I cannot
> understand how it could cause a problem at speed unless it was
> installed
> backwards.
>
> Best--Michael Oritt
>
> On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 8:26 PM, Leonard Berkowitz
> <drberkowitz@hotmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Forget the Texas cooler. It flexes and cuts into the radiator. I
>> have
>> tried
>> the Texas cooler, the electric fan, and the oil cooler. Nothing
>> worked
>> until
>> I added an extra row to my radiator. Installing the enlarged unit
>> was not
>> easy but it did go in OK. I have not had a single problem with the
>> engine
>> temperature since. I have driven at sustained speeds
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