John,
Get the biggest, highest flow fan you can find.
When I did mine five or six years ago I used a 16" Hayden Slim line high
power ($150 Pep Boys) and it cools it down very well. I have forgotten the
CFM of the fan, but get something that's at least 2000 CFM or more.
I did have to cut out the crank brace to fit the fan, I mounted it with
braces to the sides of the radiator mount and not the radiator itself. I
also installed an auto temp control.
Some fans are very loud, but this one I can't hear when it turns on so
that's a plus.
In this case bigger is better.
Jerry Christopherson
9473187
-----Original Message-----
From: tigers-bounces+jcmc2006=suddenlink.net@autox.team.net
[mailto:tigers-bounces+jcmc2006=suddenlink.net@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
Hall Motors
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 12:03 PM
To: 'sunbeam john'; tigers@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Over Heating in traffic
To determine the actual temperature, and thus whether the guage or
stabililer is a problem, you can use a handheld temperature guage and test
the temp at the thermostat and radiator. These work with an infrared beam
and you just aim them at whatever (even yourself). They cost less than $50
at Sears and really come in handy working on old cars.
Brad Hall
B382000609
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From: tigers-bounces+hallmotors=cox.net@autox.team.net
[mailto:tigers-bounces+hallmotors=cox.net@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
sunbeam john
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 11:11 AM
To: tigers@autox.team.net
Subject: [Tigers] Over Heating in traffic
My Tiger has a 302 ci pushing 300 HP my problem is overheating in traffic.
It
runs at 180 to 190 on the highway but in traffic it overheats to as much as
250. The former owner had installed a Dimple radiator re-core (whatever that
is), 6 blade puller fan, and a auxiliary pusher fan that is mounted in front
of the radiator support frame and away from the radiator. Not sure what type
of thermostat has been installed. I am think about changing the pusher fan
to
a Flexa-lite FLX-394 with 1500 cfm mounting it up against the radiator and
changing the water pump to a high volume pump. Does anyone have any other
suggestions and am I on the right track by making those changes. Does anyone
know which high volume water pumps have the correct shaft length for a
Tiger?
Thank you,
John
Sunbeamjohn@msn.com
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