At 11:33 PM 11/6/96 -0800, you wrote:
> Put the thermostat back in place on the TR and installed a cheesy
>cardboard airflow diverter through the grill. Voila! Almost no more
>heating problem. On a warm day, temp dropped from the 3/4 mark to 185 deg
>or lower - as long as the car is moving. On cool days or at highway speed
>its below 185.
> At stop lights, however, it climbs right back up toward 3/4. May
>solve this one with an electric fan or I may try an idea I picked up from a
>TR-3 owner at a rally. He installed a TR-6 fan in his 3. One look at the
>design of the fan in the 6 and its position about 1/4 inch from the grill
>tells the story - clearly Triumph's response to the overheating complaints
>of TR-3 owners.
> As far as I'm concerned this also lays to rest any question
>remaining question regarding the need to keep the thermo in place - ya gotta
>slow that water down so the radiator can do its job right.
> Thanks once again to all who tendered advice.
>John Cowan
>
John, I installed a Spitfire fan and it works great. My only concern is that
someone told me the original fan acts as a crankshaft damper because of its
weight, and a plastic fan could cause the crank to break at high RPM. Anyone
got any comments about this?.
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