radiator muff

[cadetchris]

anyone know where i can get a radiator muff from?

tried bull motif, esm, moss and charles ware, but alas no luck

[chrisryder]

try morris minor centre b'ham.

[cadetchris]

just done that, but i cannot find it at all. i can see it in their advertisement on the back of the minor matters, but not their website

[chrisryder]

give em a call in the morning then. the website's useless!

[hotrodder13]

think there website hasnt been updated in years, thats what they always tell me, better to ring like said above

[cadetchris]

Sounds like a plan. You would think a company with a website would up date in now and then

[hotrodder13]

also dont trust the price on the website

[chrisryder]

not a company run by a 70 year old and a 68 year old!

[fussyoldfart]

just done that, but i cannot find it at all. i can see it in their advertisement on the back of the minor matters, but not their website

I found the part listed under "muff" but at 64.50 wouldn't it be a lot cheaper just to put a hotter thermostat in the car?

BTW, here's a warning, if you decide to try a piece of cardboard be sure that the opening you leave is exactly centered on the fan. Fan blades have been known to break if the area in front of them is partly blocked. Another notion is just to remove the fan for the winter.

[MarkyB]

Instead of cardboard I've used bits of estate agents signs, they are plastic with a structure like poly carbonate sheets.
Very easy to handle and wont get soggy in the rain.

Fitted nicely between the rad and the front panel too.

[faversham999]

remove the fan mor MPG

[katy]

Go to your local, friendly, auto upholstery shop and ask for a price to have one made up.
That way you can also select the colour that you want.

[Chris Edgar]

Anyone experiences of running with the fan blades taken off?

I tried it with my Moggy back in the '70s. All was well until I had to climb a long, steep hill & then it overheated, so stopping by the roadside I put the fan back on & never tried again. Don't remember if it was summer or winter

Clearly you would get more mpg & less noise.

Could be fine in the cold weather. As of now the convertible runs at about 70 deg C.
But...get stuck in a traffic jam for ages?

Suppose the answer is expensive...electric fan.

[chrisryder]

it is expensive, i fitted one 2 months ago. certainly done the trick though. quieter, warms up faster, more power (although i rebuilt engine at the same time so a lot of the power could be from that!)

[MarkyB]

The fans themselves aren't dear unless you get e new one, find something suitable in a breakers yard .

The expensive is in making it work automatically.
If you have a temperature gauge fitted you can just switch it on manually when needed which is rarely.

Even without a temperature gauge it should be OK, when you start wondering why the traffic jam is so bad, turn the fan on. When you get going again, turn it off.

[chrisryder]

yeah mine comes on automatically but it rarely does come on. only when i've been stationary for 5 mins (weather depending) or doing lots of small manouvres like parallel parking. we've got another old car with a manually operated electric fan, but i'm always worrying deep down that my dad hasn't kept an eye on the temp gauge!

this is mine:[frame][/frame]

had to have it that far over as the back of the fan would foul the water pump pulley.

[MarkyB]

What system do you use to switch it on?
I've never rated the Kenlowe system as it seems like a lash up and can be prone to leaks, I'm sure it could be done better.

[simon68]

I've got one that i bought off ebay for my hillman hunter.I put it on my new Moggy this week using some tie cables.Does the job.
one finishing on Sunday,item number 200551646803[frame][/frame]

[chrisryder]

mine is the kenlowe one, it doesnt have a temp sensor in the hose (the idea of which always concerned me) this one has a temperature sensor which pushes into the fins of the radiator core. it's still a bit of a weird way of doing it. ideally it would come with a hose connecting piece with a sensor built into that, but i've not seen one offering that.

[hotrodder13]

wel heres a cheap muff on ebay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/morris-minor-radi ... 2a0cef377f