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Duncan
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 8:55 am    Post subject: What size thermo fan? Reply with quote

I am back on getting my van up and running. I need to put a thermo fan in it, and it looks like *something* will fit brtween the grille and the radiator. I am using the std Morris radiator, and I remember Scott mentioning replacing the vertical braces with 1/4 round stock. It appears that a slight bit of extra room can be had by elongating the bolt holes that hold the radiator in the support.

My questions are what diameter fan to use and will a 2" (50.1mm) thick fan fit in there? It looks like that's the thinnest model available.

Thanks!

Mark


I also got delivery of an aftermarket loom today and looks like that ought to be a lot of fun interfacing between the Ford column, the Datto motor, and the English chassis Very Happy I might need some help from some lonely Russians....


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PostPosted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 12:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I haven't fitted one yet to my morris, but have had lots of experience with other cars - you can go two ways suck or blow, with blow sitting on the outside and suck on the inside, I have found many new fwd cars have rather large a/c condensors fitted (in dia) but they are quite thin, I would go around the wreckers and check out whats avail 2nd hand. My work daewoo has an offset to the right fan ie motor mounted far right with a plastic shroudover the rest of the radiator - this may work on the inside


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PostPosted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 2:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks Grant,
I have taken a look, and most of the wreckers seem to have fans that are fairly thick. I think someone mentioned a Mitsubishi but I have yet to find on intact at the local wreckers. I know Scott has one fitted, I was just curious as to the appx diameter and thickness of the unit.


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PostPosted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 2:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

daewoo unit - fan and shroud 450mm wide 600mm across 20mm deep except for the motor part approx 50-60mm deeper offset 200mm from rhs hope this helps


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PostPosted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 2:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm using one from a mid '90s Land Rover Discovery. It's a condensor fan.

Just went outside for a quick measure up:
It's approx 250-260mm diameter & around 40-45mm thick.


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PostPosted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 12:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The Landrover and Daewoo units are thinner than the aftermarket models I have found.

Thanks for the help. Now I know what I need to look for.


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PostPosted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 6:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Scott,
Is there a bit more room in a lowlight than a later Morris grille? A quick look with a tape measure shows that I have (generally) about 1.5" (appx 40 mm) of clearance in front of the radiator.

With changing the vertical support bars and possibly shaving off some material from the back of the grille bars, it is possible to pick up another .5" (appx 14 mm) of room in there? (I can also extend the radiator mounting holes back by a few mm)

The "Not afraid to get out the grinder" Duncan


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PostPosted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 8:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Duncan wrote:
Scott,
Is there a bit more room in a lowlight than a later Morris grille?
There's a lot more room with the early grille, but I have one of these fans on the lilac sedan with the 1000 grille also.
I have a Marina radiator in the sedan which is a bit thinner than the Minor one which would make a difference.


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PostPosted: Tue Apr 18, 2006 1:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks Scott,

I imagine that I can squeeze it in there somehow...


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