My 1980 fan spins freely (no effort required)
The Roadster factory or VB should carry the funneling board you need
As the other person said, the spring is probably greatly worn. Mine was to
the point to where the rear wheels had severe negative camber in them when
loaded. I've replaced the spring with new, new shocks. Still some lean.
Eventually Poly-Urethane bushings, sway bar and air shocks will go in to even
out the ride more when loaded. Greater and wiser men than I have gone insane
trying to solve the "lean" problem in spits....
I know of no preventative/redesign patches that can be made...
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REPLY FROM: Scott R. Cypher
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My 80 Spitfire has an electric radiator fan. I thought I heard some strange
noise from the engine bay so in looking around I decided to I spin the
radiator fan around expecting it to freely spin a rotation or two. Instead,
I found that it was stiff and did not rotate freely at all. Does anyone
know if the fan should be stiff or should it feel like most fans where the
blades spin freely?
Second, does anyone know where I can get the wind tunnel for this model. It
the fiber board piece that goes under the engine and connects to the front
air dam. It's used to channel air into the radiator.
Lastly, the read end of the car sags greatly on the driver's side. Is this
the leaf spring, bad shock? If I fixit, how do I prevent it from
happening(if possible).
Thanks,
Todd "trying to keep it on the road" Luchette
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