You'll find, Steven, that the Smith's thermostat coulee;d be the hardest
part of your search... but a very important part. You can plug the
by-pass, or restrict it a bit, but the original thermo works the best.
See if you can track down Mike Bounaducci, in Bradford, VT. He usually
has one or two he'll be willing to part with. The last one I bought was
$25.00... yikes! With the by-pass open the cooling system only works at
about 70%... the rest being wasted. If you do plug the by-pass, the car
will take longer to warm-up on cooler days.
No mods for the fan transplant... a bolt up. The 6-blade fan was the
"tropical" option on these cars, but was standard as the years went on.
Some folks use the yellow TR-250 fan, but you'll have to move the
radiator to provide clearance.
.----- Original Message -----
From: <steven@cravetechnology.com>
To: Don Sforza <dsforza@megahits.com>
Sent: July 10, 2000 7:06 PM
Subject: Re: TR4 radiator: upgrade options?
> Don Sforza wrote:
>
> > Easy fix:
> >
> > 1. Later (TR4 or 4A Radiator w/o the neck).
> >
> > 2. Install an "original" Smith's thermostat (158 deg) with the
sleeve to cut
> > off the cut off pipe.
> >
> > 3. A 6-blade fan (also from a later car... late 4 or 4A).
>
> Don, thanks, those all sound good. I may have a line on a 4A radiator,
I know
> the stat in the car is not the "right" one, just had other things to
worry
> about. And the fan was on my shopping list. Did you have to make any
changes to
> allow the fan to fit?
>
> --
> Steven Newell
> Crave Technology, Inc.
>
> steven@cravetechnology.com
> http://www.cravetechnology.com
> 303.675.0777 / 303.675.0999 (fax)
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