electric fan reqd ?

Post by **racer** » Sat Apr 17, 2004 9:10 pm

I've had conflicting opinions re the requirement of a elec fan in place of the original/or plus the original. Anyone got any thoughts on this

Post by **Alec** » Sat Apr 17, 2004 9:20 pm

Hello Racer,
an electric fan saves a little power and the risk of catching your hand on the engine driven fan when under the bonnet with the engine running.
I runa 2.5 PI Triumph with an electric fan and it is rare for it to actually switch on. Just in heavy traffic in summer.

Alec

Post by **racer** » Sat Apr 17, 2004 10:33 pm

Thenks for that Alec.Next question!- because the kits are so expensive,is there a cheaper alternative,that ACTUALLY works correctly? Over the years on various cars,I've used breakers yard obtained ones ,with varying succes,taking into account correct shrouding ,thermostatic controls etc

Post by **shymoggie** » Sat Apr 17, 2004 11:00 pm

I thought newer A+ powered metros had some sort of electric fan ?? Maybe the gta's or something ? I would have thought one of those would do the do.... although electric ones fit on the front and push the air don't they ? There's not a lot of room behind that grill is there?

I did the electric fan conversion on a 1275 mini and barely noticed the difference (apart from the noise / vibration) Power wise it didn't seem to do much

Post by **Alec** » Sun Apr 18, 2004 6:07 am

Hello Racer,
yes, you can get fans etc from a scrapyard. Just pick something of a matching engine size. Power wise I doubt if anyone will notice a couple of BHP in driving. As I said, unless you are in a lot of stop go driving, it will probably hardly do any work as forward motion puts far more air through the radiator than any fan.
From that point of view I don't believe an additional electric fan is a cure for an overheating car, as some people seem to think.

Alec

Post by **racer** » Sun Apr 18, 2004 8:55 am

Shymoggeie ,thanx,I'll TAKE ALOOK ,i 'VE PLENTY OF ROOM BEHIND GRILLE IN MY A35!

Post by **Gareth** » Sun Apr 18, 2004 9:31 am

Our Metro (998cc A) has an electric fan, mounted behind the radiator, so it might be something to look out for...

Post by **iwant1** » Sun Apr 18, 2004 2:18 pm

Our allegro had a similar set up, in the same place as the minor one only electric and it was fine.