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Re: fan or no fan

To: "Dave Dahlgren" <ddahlgren@snet.net>
Subject: Re: fan or no fan
From: "Ed Van Scoy" <edvs@uswest.net>
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2001 12:31:15 -0700
Hmmmm..........Sometimes the answer is so obvious it walks right by you :-)
Ed

Dave Dahlgren wrote:

> If you have room for a 1" spacer that is used for extra water lines you could
> put a switch there..
> Dave
>
> Ed Van Scoy wrote:
> >
> > I have considered a "tic-toc" pump, as you note it makes sense. My guess is 
>the
> > cars you have worked with have had a large water supply, making a radiator
> > unnecessary. My only water supply IS the radiator. My dillema here would be
> > solved by one small device:        I have changed intakes & there is only 
>one
> > "hole" available for a sending unit. My old set-up had a normal temp gage 
>sending
> > unit, and an additional sending unit to turn the fan on at 180 degrees, and 
>turn
> > it off if it fell below that. Now with one hole (and no place to put 
>another) I
> > will run the temp gage, BUT, if there was a sending unot out there that 
>would do
> > BOTH it would be nice. Otherwise I will just wire a switch into the fan and 
>use
> > it manually. But hey, that is just one more thing to forget in the heat of
> > battle.........SO, if anybody knows of a combination sending unit. PLEASE 
>let me
> > know!
> > Thanks,
> > Ed
> >
> > Dan Warner wrote:
> >
> > > For years I have run a thermostatically controlled electric fan on the 
>Vette
> > > 
>*****************************************************************************
> > > ********
> > >
> > > Ed,
> > >
> > > We haven't used a fan on any car I've worked on in the last 30 years. I do
> > > like a thermostatically controlled water pump. Pump cycles on/off to keep 
>the
> > > temp somewhat constant.
> > >
> > > DW

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