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Re: Electric Fan Mounting

To: David Hill <David_J_Hill@email.msn.com>
Subject: Re: Electric Fan Mounting
From: Steve Chandler <chand@primenet.com>
Date: Wed, 01 Apr 1998 07:42:11 -0700
Cc: Triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
Organization: Chandler-O'Bagy Associates
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Thanks for the input, is there anybody selling Kenlowe fans in the US?

steve

David Hill wrote:
> 
> Steve Chandler's concern about radiator core-mounted electric fans causing
> leaks is justified.
> 
> I have a Kenlowe fan which has been on several cars and I fitted it in the
> following ways.....
> 
> On a Scimitar GTE, I rigged the fan as a 'pusher' and put it in front of the
> rad, using right-angled brackets mounted to pipe clamps fitted on a
> convenient crossbar.
> 
> On a Volvo, I used Kenlowe's own plastic mounts and alloy rod brackets.
> 
> I would suggest that any fan which can be used as a 'pusher' could be
> mounted on fabricated brackets. Units like the Clovafan could be fixed this
> way, as could any production fan which could rigged to blow, rather than
> suck, air through the radiator. If the fan is smaller than the core, I found
> it best to place it towards the top of the core, biasing it towards the side
> where the top hose stub is located.
> 
> Cheers, Dave Hill

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Steve Chandler - Chandler-O'Bagy Associates stevec@rtd.com

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