Thermostat

[rocket]

Thanks guys.  I have a 16" 2500 cfm fan on order.  I was thinking about the thermostat because it would be cheaper, but the fan should be all I need.  I do still need to replace the fan clutch, though.  That will be next.  I'm planning on running both fans.  If I can fit the electric between the radiator and the engine fan, then I will, so I'll have two pullers.  Otherwise, I'll have a pusher and a puller, no biggie.  And thanks for the nuke explanation on heat exchange, Rocket! 

no prob.  Glad my education has some use 

[Seabee_BUC]

It hasn't been overheating.  I just want to squeeze out a few extra hoses and get an extra mpg or two.

hold on cow boy.


no hose squeezeing on this forum.


dont ask. and please dont tell

Jon, you are a flippin' comedian!!!!   Cowboy... he he he.... I'm dying here

[HOT-ROD]

thanks.

 

i try,

 but it was open for comment.

[Gastank]

It hasn't been overheating.  I just want to squeeze out a few extra horses and get an extra mpg or two.

How exactly is that?

[rocket]

x2 ?

[HOT-ROD]

x3

[reg]

X4

[Axle]

Well, if the engine runs a little cooler, then it should give me those two things.  Right?  Anyway, I got my fan today, so I'm about to start (1330) putting it in.  If anyone is bored, come on over as I wouldn't turn any help away.  I live right down the road from Doball.  5 Hart St.

[albsvx]

imo, you'll gain the most (hp and mpg) by taking off your clutch fan completely, just by reducing the load on the engine

[Axle]

Well, all finished.  And it only took me 4 hours!    

Thanks for the advice, Al.  That's a project for another day.  I had to mount it as a pusher, so when I'm ready to get rid of the regular fan, all I have to do is switch the blade, and remount it on the other side.  I'll try it like this for a while, and see how it goes. 

[HOT-ROD]

glad it came out good

[reg]

it does look good.   I'm proballt going to end up with one soon.

[HOT-ROD]

yeah me too. something to help suck all the mud out of the radiator

[rocket]

a puller is probably better than a pusher if you love the mud; the radiator can act as a sheild so you dont' burry your (expensive) electrical fan in the water and short it out!

[albsvx]

a decent electric fan won't short out under water, but one thing I have heard is that a lot of people who really like mud and water will wire in a manual OFF override switch, and turn it off for water crossings.  Apparently, it's possible for the extra resistance of the water or mud to pull the fan blades into the radiator, and break either the fan or the radiator or both.

I haven't had any problems with mine.