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The proper placement of the air deflectors. You said they might be wrong.
My car runs hot too. New radiator, block flush. Electric push fan. Metal
fan too
Ira Erbs
Milwaukie, OR
1959 Austin Healey 100-6
On Fri, Oct 10, 2025, 10:26=E2=80=AFAM Richard Antal <rantal243@yahoo.com> =
wrote:
> Sorry Ira. I don't understand your question. Photograph of what
> exactly?......r
>
> On Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 04:55:21 PM EDT, i erbs <
> eyera3000@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> 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=
.com>
> 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>The proper placement of the air deflectors. You said=
they might be wrong. My car runs hot too. New radiator, block flush. Elect=
ric push fan. Metal fan too</div><div><br></div><div data-smartmail=3D"gmai=
l_signature">Ira Erbs<br>Milwaukie, OR<br>1959 Austin Healey 100-6<br> </di=
v></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"lt=
r" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Oct 10, 2025, 10:26=E2=80=AFAM Richard Anta=
l <<a href=3D"mailto:rantal243@yahoo.com";>rantal243@yahoo.com</a>> wr=
ote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px=
0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div s=
tyle=3D"font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;f=
ont-size:13px"><div></div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">Sorry Ira. I don't understand your question. P=
hotograph of what exactly?......r</div><div><br></div>
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On Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 04:55:21 PM EDT, i erbs=
<<a href=3D"mailto:eyera3000@gmail.com"; target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"norefe=
rrer">eyera3000@gmail.com</a>> wrote:
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<div><div id=3D"m_2330410091866299748ydpbebad3d4yiv85460868=
17"><div><div><div>Do you have photo of the proper installation?</div><div>=
Thanks</div><div><br clear=3D"none"></div><div>Ira Erbs<br clear=3D"none">M=
ilwaukie, OR<br clear=3D"none">1959 Austin Healey 100-6<br clear=3D"none"> =
</div></div><br clear=3D"none"><div><div id=3D"m_2330410091866299748ydpbeba=
d3d4yiv8546086817yqt28875"><div dir=3D"ltr">On Fri, Oct 3, 2025, 2:54=E2=80=
=AFAM Michael Salter <<a shape=3D"rect" href=3D"mailto:michael.salter@gm=
ail.com" rel=3D"nofollow noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">michael.salter@gmail=
.com</a>> wrote:<br clear=3D"none"></div><blockquote style=3D"margin:0px=
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erif;font-size:12pt">
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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588500126504436divRplyFwdMsg"><font face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif" style=3D"f=
ont-size:11pt" color=3D"#000000"><b>From:</b> Healeys <<a shape=3D"rect"=
href=3D"mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net"; rel=3D"nofollow noreferrer"=
target=3D"_blank">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> on behalf of Haro=
ld Manifold <<a shape=3D"rect" href=3D"mailto:manifold@telus.net"; rel=3D=
"nofollow noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">manifold@telus.net</a>><br clear=
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 2, 2025 6:45:19 PM<br clear=3D"none">
<b>To:</b> Richard Antal <<a shape=3D"rect" href=3D"mailto:rantal243@yah=
oo.com" rel=3D"nofollow noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">rantal243@yahoo.com</=
a>><br clear=3D"none">
<b>Cc:</b> Healeys <<a shape=3D"rect" href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.=
net" rel=3D"nofollow noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</=
a>><br clear=3D"none">
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Yet another mystery</font>
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<div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">Rich,
<div><br clear=3D"none">
</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 clear=3D"none">
</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 clear=3D"none">
</div>
<div>Harold</div>
<div><br clear=3D"none">
</div>
<div><br clear=3D"none">
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<div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">On Thu, Oct 2, 2025 at 1:39=E2=80=AFPM Richard Antal via H=
ealeys <<a shape=3D"rect" href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; rel=3D"=
nofollow noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote=
:<br clear=3D"none">
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<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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