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Electric fan? 444-544

posted by  someone claiming to be guayule on  Sat Apr 30 17:17 CST 2005 [RELATED]

Has anyone installed an electric fan in front of the radiator on their PV w/ B18 engine?

It looks like there's at least 2 inches in there in the thinnest area in the middle, and even more as you go out from the center (from where the hood spring mechanism is). We were thinking about getting two 8" diameter by 2-1/4" thick PermaCool electric fans and mounting one on either side in front of the radiator to provide a little more cooling & air flow in stop and go traffic. They're $66 each from Summit...







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Electric fan? 444-544

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posted by  Barongrey on  Sun May 1 14:22 CST 2005
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Just remember that hood spring twists up when the hood is open. I looks to me like it gets even closer to the radiator.

They make dual fans which may be slim enough in the center to fit in there. Otherwise, using two fans certainly should help with your low-speed cooling problem.

Summit has a nice selection, but you should also look at Flex-a-lite and eBay for more options.

Good luck!






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