There is one small advantage, and it is small. With an electric fan
and thermostat the fan will continue to run after the engine is shut
down thus negating the heat build up which happens at that time. For
aluminium blocks and/or heads this could be good !
At 05:32 AM 3/6/2011, Paul Hunt wrote:
>Why? At best you will save a couple of mouse-power, at worst it is
>something else to fail which is something virtually impossible with
>the mechanical fan. The mechanical fan *should* be perfectly
>adequate in all normal conditions, these cars run in desert states
>without cooling problems when everything else is as it should
>be. When the factory fitted electric fans to the MGB people just
>got paranoid seeing the temp gauge rise above N in traffic, which it
>should do. Some of those have fitted after-market systems in place
>of the original electric with adjustable thermostatic switches which
>they turn right down to keep the needle at N, which means the fan
>and the thermostat are fighting each other.
>
>My 2 penn'orth, with one of each.
>
>PaulH.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>>I am considering installing an electric cooling fan, to replace the
>>metal mechanical fan on my '71 MGB GT.
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