Friday, November 30, 2012

INSTALLING THE ELECTRIC COOLING FAN

TEnglish sports cars, such as the MGB, are notorious for overheating, especially in the warmer climates in traffic.  But there is a solution.  The original radiators simply cannot do the job.


To eliminate overheating from the equation, I chose to install an electric auxiliary cooling fan in front of the radiator.  The fan was purchased from Victoria British and required additional bracing.  VB furnished a mounting system, but it was not as "permanent" as I thought necessary.  The mounting system consisted of plastic ties, that resemble wire ties, which pass through the radiator core. Push nuts, of a sort, when fitted to the plastic ties, secure the fan to the radiator.  I fabricated metal brackets to attach the fan to the radiator support as shown in the photo to the right.

The archive listing of this blog contains detailed step-by-step photos and narratives regarding this restoration since it began late last December.  Please direct any comments and questions to tommystoplesscars@yahoo.com.


Later...
Tom McCurry 

Materials and equipment purchased from:
Moss Motors (mossmotors.com)
Victoria British (victoriabritish.com)
Eastwood (eastwood.com)
The Roadster Factory (the-roadster-factory.com)
English Parts (englishparts.com)
Napa Auto Parts (napaonline.com)
Apple Hydraulics (applehydraulics.com)
Coker Tire (cokertire.com)




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