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Re: [Healeys] BN1 Questions

To: Steven Kingsbury <airtightproductions@icloud.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] BN1 Questions
From: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2021 09:02:19 -0700
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That was my thought, too. Yes, pulling the hot air off the left side of 
the engine would be most effective--would work good on RHD cars--but 
evacuating the whole engine bay would help, too (since we've pretty much 
decided lack of airflow in the bay is at least part of the cause of 
overheating, esp. at idle). It wouldn't somewhat defeat its purpose, 
which pusher fans on the radiator are said to do.

Is anyone tempted to buy this car? $80K is a bit rich, methinks, though 
it is a really nice car, but I've got my hands full with two Healeys. At 
least Healeys aren't being impaired by the shortage of semiconductor chips.

Bob

On 3/18/2021 10:29 PM, Steven Kingsbury wrote:
> I saw this car some years ago in either Tahoe or Jackson. The 
> gentleman who owned the car at the time, could still be the same guy, 
> but anyway, I asked him about the fan set up and he claimed it worked 
> great at extracting hot air from the engine compartment and kept his 
> car running cool. I had just added a marine fan at the time on my car 
> that blew cold air directly on the carbs.
>    If I remember correctly, the air from the engine was blown down to 
> the ground and the hot air was "sucked" out of the engine compartment. 
> Never saw a set up like that before and this is the first time I've 
> seen it since.
> Steven Kingsbury
> BN1
>
> On March 18, 2021 at 6:05 PM, Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> This looks to be a really nice BN1 FS in the Sacramento area. Couple
>> things I haven't seen before:
>>
>> 1) What is the rectangular block-shaped piece at the joint of oil pan
>> and the bellhousing? Something particular to BN1s?
>>
>> 2) Is that a fan mounted on the underside near the passenger footwell
>> (pretty sure this can't be stock)? Is this yet another way to ventilate
>> the engine compartment?
>>
>> https://images.craigslist.org/00a0a_l8zMC86ySSVz_0CI0pO_600x450.jpg 
>> <https://images.craigslist.org/00a0a_l8zMC86ySSVz_0CI0pO_600x450.jpg>


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    That was my thought, too. Yes, pulling the hot air off the left side
    of the engine would be most effective--would work good on RHD
    cars--but evacuating the whole engine bay would help, too (since
    we've pretty much decided lack of airflow in the bay is at least
    part of the cause of overheating, esp. at idle). It wouldn't
    somewhat defeat its purpose, which pusher fans on the radiator are
    said to do.<br>
    <br>
    Is anyone tempted to buy this car? $80K is a bit rich, methinks,
    though it is a really nice car, but I've got my hands full with two
    Healeys. At least Healeys aren't being impaired by the shortage of
    semiconductor chips.<br>
    <br>
    Bob<br>
    <br>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/18/2021 10:29 PM, Steven Kingsbury
      wrote:<br>
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      <div>I saw this car some years ago in either Tahoe or Jackson. The
        gentleman who owned the car at the time, could still be the same
        guy, but anyway, I asked him about the fan set up and he claimed
        it worked great at extracting hot air from the engine
        compartment and kept his car running cool. I had just added a
        marine fan at the time on my car that blew cold air directly on
        the carbs. </div>
      <div>   If I remember correctly, the air from the engine was blown
        down to the ground and the hot air was "sucked" out of the
        engine compartment. Never saw a set up like that before and this
        is the first time I've seen it since.</div>
      <div>Steven Kingsbury</div>
      <div>BN1</div>
      <div><br>
        On March 18, 2021 at 6:05 PM, Bob Spidell
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href="mailto:bspidell@comcast.net";>&lt;bspidell@comcast.net&gt;</a> wrote:<br>
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            <div class="_stretch"><span class="body-text-content">This
                looks to be a really nice BN1 FS in the Sacramento area.
                Couple <br>
                things I haven't seen before:<br>
                <br>
                1) What is the rectangular block-shaped piece at the
                joint of oil pan <br>
                and the bellhousing? Something particular to BN1s?<br>
                <br>
                2) Is that a fan mounted on the underside near the
                passenger footwell <br>
                (pretty sure this can't be stock)? Is this yet another
                way to ventilate <br>
                the engine compartment?<br>
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