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Re: [Healeys] Electric Cooling Fan

To: Michael Salter <msalter@precisionsportscar.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Electric Cooling Fan
From: Oudesluys <coudesluijs@chello.nl>
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2009 17:01:41 +0200
But it does prevent scale and internal corrosion. Keep it at about 
50/50, depending on make of anti freeze, or use high quality coolant.
Kees Oudesluijs
NL

Michael Salter schreef:
> One more suggestion, keep the percentage of antifreeze to the absolute
> minimum for your area. It only transfers about 70% of the heat that water
> does...
>
> Michael Salter
> http://www.netbug.net/blogmichael/?p=445
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: healeys-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Jack Feldman
> Sent: Friday, September 25, 2009 11:23 AM
> To: healeys@autox.team.net
> Subject: [Healeys] Electric Cooling Fan
>
> One of the problems of Gmail is that it takes all mail with the same subject
> and puts them all together in one files. It becomes hard to thank all the
> folks who contributed answers. THANKS!
>
> It seems the universal answer is DON''T DO IT. I was still going to do it
> until I got one final message that suggested alternate ways of cooling. That
> gave me some alternatives and I canceled the order.
>
> Some positive suggestions included adding an oil cooler, side baffles to
> make sure all the air goes through the radiator, an anti freeze recovery
> system, and something similar to an air dam. Dennis Welch suggested that all
> I needed was their 5 blade cooling fan.Has anyone tried a Texas Cooler?
>
> I'll try a couple of simple ones before I go for the oil cooler. Too bad
> they wern't standard equipment in the late fifties and early sixtys. My 69
> and 72 MGs have them and the BGT has no heating problems at all. The C tends
> to overheat in 95+ degree weather on a turnpike, but cools off when I drop
> the speed to 60.
>
> So thanks again to you all for the latest (Ed take note, but your reminder
> was appreciated), information on the cooling fan.
>
> Jack
> 60 BT7
> 69 MGC
> 71 MGBGT
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