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Subject: Re: [Healeys] Radiator shovel
From: Kees Oudesluijs <coudesluijs@chello.nl>
Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2019 20:33:16 +0100
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Very nice job.


However I think that two fans of this size could be a bit of an overkill 
but I cannot judge the effect of airco as I am not familiar with that in 
old cars. You could try to completely remove one fan (and block the 
space at the side of the radiator) and see what happens. It would be a 
lighter load on the dynamo.


Kees Oudesluijs



Op 8-11-2019 om 19:56 schreef WILLIAM B LAWRENCE:
> I promised some photos of my modification and I apologize that it took 
> so long to find these and also to relearn how to load them from 
> iphoto. On the right is the assembly of the fans.They are attached to 
> the radiator core behind the cross bracing. Note the added sheetmetal 
> angle I used to land the tops of the cross braces and the slight bend 
> from the bottoms of the braces that gave me an extra inch to work 
> with. The shiny highlights toward the outsides of the fan shrouds are 
> the aluminum blanking plates that close off the edges of the fans and 
> direct all of the air through the core.
>
> On the left is the finished assembly. The fans are thermostatically 
> controlled to come on when the coolant temp reaches 195 F. They shut 
> off when the temp drops to 185. They will maintain 195 or below when 
> idling in 100 F ambient temps at 5000 feet of altitude. Probably 
> better at lower altitudes due to higher air density.
>
> I am running a stock dynamo with a gel cell battery and so far have 
> not had a problem with power capacity. The fans are powered through a 
> relay and each is fused separately. The controller has bypass wire 
> that is normally attached to the AC system to power the fans while it 
> is running. I wired that in as a manual switch leg, but have never 
> used it.
>
> I had worried that the fans and shrouds ahead of the radiator core 
> would impede the flow of air while the car was moving. That doesn't 
> seem to be the case as the fans rarely come on while the car is moving 
> and then only when at lower speed and climbing. The fans always come 
> on after a run when the engine goes back to idle and excess heat 
> begins to soak out of the engine, but that its normal.
>
> I also added a coolant recovery tank to keep the radiator full and 
> that seems to be working.
>
> In the process I eliminated the mechanical fan from the engine and 
> installed narrower pullys/belt sourced from a 6 cylinder engine 
> altogether these have reduced the power lost through the (mostly 
> ineffective) cast alloy fan and reduced engine vibration.
>
> Bill Lawrence
> BN1 #554
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> on behalf of Bruce 
> Steele <healeybruce@roadrunner.com>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 6, 2019 4:06 PM
> *To:* 'Bob Spidell' <bspidell@comcast.net>; healeys@autox.team.net 
> <healeys@autox.team.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Radiator shovel
> Hard to quantify, or even confirm, the impact of the oil cooler 
> itself, but
> I would say yes, a little.  Starting at about 10 degrees lower gives 
> me more
> headroom.  The added volume of oil allows for, I am assuming, a bit more
> dissipation of heat as well.  That said, I still do all I can to avoid
> freeway congestion when it is above 90; I prefer to use surface streets
> where I can vary my route and at least have some recover between 
> stoplights.
> I also find that when stopped, running at about 1700-1800 rpm moves a lot
> more air (I have a 6-blade tropical fan) which helps buy me more 
> time.  Or I
> avoid driving altogether under those conditions, as they are not much 
> fun on
> the driver either!
>
> Bruce Steele
> Brea, CA
> 1960 BN7
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Bob
> Spidell
> Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2019 9:44 AM
> To: healeys@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Radiator shovel
>
> Does the oil cooler help in So Cal stop-and-go (and stop again) 
> traffic/red
> lights?
>
> On 11/5/2019 8:57 AM, Bruce Steele wrote:
> > I bought mine from Chris Gallagher (studio@chrisgallagher.ca).  I also
> > installed the Moss oil cooler kit.  Combined, I achieved about a 10
> > degree drop in indicated temp, helpful in So Cal summers.
> >
> > Bruce Steele
> > Brea, CA
> > 1960 BN7
> >
>
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    <p>Very nice job.</p>
    <p><br>
    </p>
    <p>However I think that two fans of this size could be a bit of an
      overkill but I cannot judge the effect of airco as I am not
      familiar with that in old cars. You could try to completely remove
      one fan (and block the space at the side of the radiator) and see
      what happens. It would be a lighter load on the dynamo.</p>
    <p><br>
    </p>
    <p>Kees Oudesluijs</p>
    <p><br>
    </p>
    <p><br>
    </p>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">Op 8-11-2019 om 19:56 schreef WILLIAM B
      LAWRENCE:<br>
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        I promised some photos of my modification and I apologize that
        it took so long to find these and also to relearn how to load
        them from iphoto. On the right is the assembly of the fans.They
        are attached to the radiator core behind the cross bracing. Note
        the added sheetmetal angle I used to land the tops of the cross
        braces and the slight bend from the bottoms of the braces that
        gave me an extra inch to work with. The shiny highlights toward
        the outsides of the fan shrouds are the aluminum blanking plates
        that close off the edges of the fans and direct all of the air
        through the core.</div>
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        font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
        On the left is the finished assembly. The fans are
        thermostatically controlled to come on when the coolant temp
        reaches 195 F. They shut off when the temp drops to 185. They
        will maintain 195 or below when idling in 100 F ambient temps at
        5000 feet of altitude. Probably better at lower altitudes due to
        higher air density. </div>
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        <br>
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      <div style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;
        font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
        I am running a stock dynamo with a gel cell battery and so far
        have not had a problem with power capacity. The fans are powered
        through a relay and each is fused separately. The controller has
        bypass wire that is normally attached to the AC system to power
        the fans while it is running. I wired that in as a manual switch
        leg, but have never used it.</div>
      <div style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;
        font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
        <br>
      </div>
      <div style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;
        font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
        I had worried that the fans and shrouds ahead of the radiator
        core would impede the flow of air while the car was moving. That
        doesn't seem to be the case as the fans rarely come on while the
        car is moving and then only when at lower speed and climbing.
        The fans always come on after a run when the engine goes back to
        idle and excess heat begins to soak out of the engine, but that
        its normal.</div>
      <div style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;
        font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
        <br>
      </div>
      <div style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;
        font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
        I also added a coolant recovery tank to keep the radiator full
        and that seems to be working.</div>
      <div style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;
        font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
        <br>
      </div>
      <div style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;
        font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
        In the process I eliminated the mechanical fan from the engine
        and installed narrower pullys/belt sourced from a 6 cylinder
        engine altogether these have reduced the power lost through the
        (mostly ineffective) cast alloy fan and reduced engine
        vibration.</div>
      <div style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;
        font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
        <br>
      </div>
      <div style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;
        font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
        Bill Lawrence</div>
      <div style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;
        font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
        BN1 #554</div>
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          Bruce Steele <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" 
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          <b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, November 6, 2019 4:06 PM<br>
          <b>To:</b> 'Bob Spidell' <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" 
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            <div class="PlainText">Hard to quantify, or even confirm,
              the impact of the oil cooler itself, but<br>
              I would say yes, a little.  Starting at about 10 degrees
              lower gives me more<br>
              headroom.  The added volume of oil allows for, I am
              assuming, a bit more<br>
              dissipation of heat as well.  That said, I still do all I
              can to avoid<br>
              freeway congestion when it is above 90; I prefer to use
              surface streets<br>
              where I can vary my route and at least have some recover
              between stoplights.<br>
              I also find that when stopped, running at about 1700-1800
              rpm moves a lot<br>
              more air (I have a 6-blade tropical fan) which helps buy
              me more time.  Or I<br>
              avoid driving altogether under those conditions, as they
              are not much fun on<br>
              the driver either!<br>
              <br>
              Bruce Steele<br>
              Brea, CA<br>
              1960 BN7<br>
              <br>
              <br>
              -----Original Message-----<br>
              From: Healeys [<a
                href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net";
                
moz-do-not-send="true">mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>]
              On Behalf Of Bob<br>
              Spidell<br>
              Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2019 9:44 AM<br>
              To: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" 
href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>healeys@autox.team.net</a><br>
              Subject: Re: [Healeys] Radiator shovel<br>
              <br>
              Does the oil cooler help in So Cal stop-and-go (and stop
              again) traffic/red<br>
              lights?<br>
              <br>
              On 11/5/2019 8:57 AM, Bruce Steele wrote:<br>
              &gt; I bought mine from Chris Gallagher
              (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" 
href="mailto:studio@chrisgallagher.ca";>studio@chrisgallagher.ca</a>).  I also 
<br>
              &gt; installed the Moss oil cooler kit.  Combined, I
              achieved about a 10 <br>
              &gt; degree drop in indicated temp, helpful in So Cal
              summers.<br>
              &gt;<br>
              &gt; Bruce Steele<br>
              &gt; Brea, CA<br>
              &gt; 1960 BN7<br>
              &gt;<br>
              <br>
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