Ahhh ... your talking about the "cooling" fan ... ;-)
>Peter C wrote:
>
>>Hello luminous listerati, I had a gentleman at our counter
>>yesterday ask me I'm unsure of. Does the cooling fan push or pull
>>through the radiator? The obvious (to me) answer is pull, but his
>>pushes. Is that right? He's trying to solve hot fuel issues in his
>>ZS carbs, but if the fan is wrong, I think we'd start there.
>>
>Ah. The stock, nearly flat, 4-blade fan NEITHER pushes nor pulls through
>the radiator. Some might say it sucks, but rather it gently wafts air
>around the engine compartment, and as an added benefit blows oil leaking
>from the front main seal back across the engine block to provide even
>rust proofing.
>
>Steven Newell
>Littleton, CO USA
>1 Triumph, 3 BMWs: when a BMW leaks, there's a problem.
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Bill Pugh
anabil007@ comcast.net
Wallace, CA
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