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Do you have photo of the proper installation?
Thanks
Ira Erbs
Milwaukie, OR
1959 Austin Healey 100-6
On Fri, Oct 3, 2025, 2:54=E2=80=AFAM Michael Salter <michael.salter@gmail.c=
om>
wrote:
> I would also suggest that you take a careful look at the baffles that are=
,
> or should be, installed forward from the sides of the radiator to the
> grille. If these baffles aren't correctly fitted hot air from the backsid=
e
> of the radiator will swirl around to the front and pass through the
> radiator again and thus seriously deminish its cooling ability.
>
> M
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> on behalf of Harold
> Manifold <manifold@telus.net>
> *Sent:* Thursday, October 2, 2025 6:45:19 PM
> *To:* Richard Antal <rantal243@yahoo.com>
> *Cc:* Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Yet another mystery
>
> Rich,
>
> Your comments "high speed. run of twenty miles" and "extra series of
> cooling tubes" may offer some clues. Fan blades flex away from the side
> that pushes air, in other words towards the radiator. The extra cooling
> tubes may have reduced the clearance between the radiator and the fan.
> There isn't much clearance to begin with. The combination of the two may
> have been enough for the fan to hit the radiator.
>
> The other issue is what caused the overheating. At high speeds the fan ha=
s
> little to no effect on cooling. Unless the ambient temperature was very
> high and you were going up a steep hill the colling system should keep up=
.
> What was the water temperature gauge saying?
>
> Harold
>
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 2, 2025 at 1:39=E2=80=AFPM Richard Antal via Healeys <
> healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> Listers,
> My BJ8 seems beleaguered with misfortune. A couple of weeks ago I
> noted the oil pressure gauge wildly oscillating at various speeds. It
> vanished two days later.
> Yesterday a high speed. run of twenty miles produce an overheating
> radiator with fluid spewing from the overflow tube. To my horror, I saw
> that the Texas cooler fan which I'd had for at least 25 years had
> confronted the engine side of the radiator leaving a distinct circular
> impression and abrasion to the tip of one of the fan blades. That radiato=
r
> was rebuilt two years ago with an extra series of cooling tubes and had
> given no problems for at least 5000 miles. I assumed the harness which
> prevents the engine from sliding forward was faulty. Inspection of the
> underside did not support that conclusion--it looked fine to me: all
> bushings and nuts were in place. I ran the engine after filling the
> radiator and saw no evidence of recurrence of the fan nudging the radiato=
r.
> I'm perplexed what to do next. Thanks for your thoughts......
> Rich Antal
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<div dir=3D"auto"><div>Do you have photo of the proper installation?</div><=
div dir=3D"auto">Thanks</div><div><br></div><div data-smartmail=3D"gmail_si=
gnature">Ira Erbs<br>Milwaukie, OR<br>1959 Austin Healey 100-6<br> </div></=
div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" c=
lass=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Oct 3, 2025, 2:54=E2=80=AFAM Michael Salter <=
;<a href=3D"mailto:michael.salter@gmail.com";>michael.salter@gmail.com</a>&g=
t; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0p=
x 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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ial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt" dir=3D"auto">
I would also suggest that you take a careful look at the baffles that are, =
or should be, installed forward from the sides of the radiator to the grill=
e. If these baffles aren't correctly fitted hot air from the backside o=
f the radiator will swirl around to
the front and pass through the radiator again and thus seriously deminish =
its cooling ability.</div>
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ial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt" dir=3D"auto">
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alibri, sans-serif" style=3D"font-size:11pt" color=3D"#000000"><b>From:</b>=
Healeys <<a href=3D"mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_b=
lank" rel=3D"noreferrer">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> on behalf o=
f Harold Manifold <<a href=3D"mailto:manifold@telus.net"; target=3D"_blan=
k" rel=3D"noreferrer">manifold@telus.net</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 2, 2025 6:45:19 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Richard Antal <<a href=3D"mailto:rantal243@yahoo.com"; target=
=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">rantal243@yahoo.com</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Healeys <<a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; target=3D"=
_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Yet another mystery</font>
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<div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">Rich,
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Your comments "high speed. run of twenty miles" and "ex=
tra series of cooling tubes" may offer some clues. Fan blades flex awa=
y from the side that pushes air, in other words towards=C2=A0the radiator. =
The extra cooling tubes may have reduced the clearance between
the radiator and the fan. There isn't much clearance to begin with. Th=
e combination of the two may have been enough for the fan to hit the radiat=
or.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>The other issue is what caused the overheating. At high speeds the fan=
has little to no effect on cooling. Unless the ambient temperature=C2=A0wa=
s very high and you were going up a steep hill the colling system should ke=
ep up. What was the water temperature
gauge saying?</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Harold</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
</div>
<br>
<div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">On Thu, Oct 2, 2025 at 1:39=E2=80=AFPM Richard Antal via H=
ealeys <<a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank" rel=
=3D"noreferrer">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204=
,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<div style=3D"font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-s=
erif;font-size:13px">
<div dir=3D"ltr">Listers,</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">=C2=A0 =C2=A0 My BJ8 seems beleaguered with misfortune. A =
couple of weeks ago I noted the oil pressure gauge wildly oscillating at va=
rious speeds. It vanished two days later.</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Yesterday a high speed. run of twenty miles =
produce an overheating radiator with fluid spewing from the overflow tube. =
To my horror, I saw that the Texas cooler fan which I'd had for at leas=
t 25 years had confronted the engine side of the
radiator leaving a distinct circular impression and abrasion to the tip of=
one of the fan blades. That radiator was rebuilt two years ago with an ext=
ra series of cooling tubes and had given no problems for at least 5000 mile=
s. I assumed the harness which prevents
the engine from sliding forward was faulty. Inspection of the underside di=
d not support that conclusion--it looked fine to me: all bushings and nuts =
were in place. I ran the engine after filling the radiator and saw no evide=
nce of recurrence of the fan nudging
the radiator. I'm perplexed what to do next. Thanks for your thoughts.=
.....</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">Rich Antal</div>
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