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 928 Posts Member #: 326 Post Whore bradford, west yorks |
3rd Feb, 2011 at 10:31:07pm
Last summer one of the biggest issues I had was overheating but only in traffic. So my thoughts were to add an electric fan but I have seen this.
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 2909 Posts Member #: 83 Post Whore Glasgow, Scotland |
3rd Feb, 2011 at 10:34:00pm
fans are more efficient when pulling through radiators, so jsu tfit an electric one to compliment the mechanical one, if you dont the electric one will be working pretty hard and increases chance of a failure in the wiring or the fan itself :) turbo 16v k-series 11.9@118.9 :)
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 12307 Posts Member #: 565 Carlos Fandango Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex |
3rd Feb, 2011 at 10:36:10pm
Also I'd say that fan kit is a fair chunk of dough,
On 28th Aug, 2011 Kean said:
At the risk of being sigged... Joe, do you have a photo of your tool? http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.p...9064&lastpost=1 https://joe1977.imgbb.com/ |
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 489 Posts Member #: 9159 Senior Member Devon |
3rd Feb, 2011 at 10:41:28pm
http://turbo-mini.com/49348.html
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133 Posts Member #: 9277 Advanced Member Nottingham |
3rd Feb, 2011 at 11:42:28pm
I bought a brand new one from ebay for £20 and it seems good quality just type 10" 12v fan they're all similar I think, bit like the chinese rads... I'm going to probably see if it can cope without the mechanical fan... May try 2 push and pull |
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 16540 Posts Member #: 4241 King Gaycharger, butt plug dealer, Sheldon Cooper and a BAC but generally a niceish fella if you dont mind a northerner Rotherham, South Yorkshire |
4th Feb, 2011 at 08:16:35am
On 3rd Feb, 2011 jamestar said:
http://turbo-mini.com/49348.html Gonna find myself a metro one from the scrapyard :cool: Don't forget Phil run's mahoosive wheels, which may not give the same clearance as standard wheels On 11th Feb, 2015 robert said:
i tried putting soap on it , and heating it to brown , then slathered my new lube on it 
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928 Posts Member #: 326 Post Whore bradford, west yorks |
4th Feb, 2011 at 10:12:16am
Thanks for the replies I will keep the mechanical one and buy an electric one for the inner wing. I like the sound of this one on ebay 370292778903 if I want it to pull do I just wire it that way and it's as simple as that?
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 (2)[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/150672766@N03/]Rod Sugden[/url], on Fli) 5988 Posts Member #: 2024 Formally Retired Rural Suffolk |
4th Feb, 2011 at 10:28:36am
On 4th Feb, 2011 pot_dan said:
if I want it to pull do I just wire it that way and it's as simple as that? No, it's not that simple. You have to be able to turn the blade around as well so that lovely curved shape is hitting the air the right way. Also if it has a modern brushless DC motor (I don't think that one does) it will not run backwards when you reverse the polarity anyway. And even if it is an older style brushed DC motor, often the brushes are offset at an angle to the commutator to prolong their life and if you run it backwards you severly shorthen its life. Good quality ones are sold as specifically either push or as pull for those reasons. Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ??? |
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 7265 Posts Member #: 1268 The Boom Boom speaker Police! Essex |
4th Feb, 2011 at 11:27:35am
Just get a Metro one, works well, costs next to nothing and fits a treat. In the 13's at last!.. Just |
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4309 Posts Member #: 1321 Post Whore Wiltshire |
4th Feb, 2011 at 11:28:40am
I probably have a metro one if you need it. If you want I'll check I didn't throw it away. On 7th Oct, 2010 5haneJ said:
yeah I gave it all a good prodding |
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 553 Posts Member #: 1356 Post Whore TRURO, CORNWALL |
4th Feb, 2011 at 11:28:49am
I use a metro fan bolted on the outside of the side rad. No mechanical fan.
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928 Posts Member #: 326 Post Whore bradford, west yorks |
11th Feb, 2011 at 05:48:06pm
Thankyou for the replies and ideas I went for a revotec fan that fits between the inner wing and radiator. It is meant to replace the mechanical fan. I would love to get rid of the mechanical one for the noise more than anything! It comes with thermostat switch etc and an overide switch so shouldn't be any issues. If I find I have to fitthe mechanical one back on to aid cooling then it's no biggie. I will let you know how it goes |
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108 Posts Member #: 9182 Advanced Member |
12th Apr, 2011 at 10:45:47am
I fitted a revotec last summer with a 2 core rad, tried it without mechanical fan but ran hot.Refitted mech fan and it worked fine as an auxillary fan only needed in trafic.But now with less than 800 miles the fan motor has failed, anybody else any problems with these. |
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928 Posts Member #: 326 Post Whore bradford, west yorks |
12th Apr, 2011 at 10:28:48pm
Well when the fan arrived it turned out to be a kenloe one but it's not fitted yet. Will let you know how it goes. |
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 1755 Posts Member #: 8852 Post Whore leicestershire |
13th Apr, 2011 at 11:48:36am
i got a kenlow kit and the stat packed in after about a month! Shit 13.95 1/4 mile on a 2.95 fd. Carnt be that hard to beat! |
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 362 Posts Member #: 114 Senior Member Porto/Portugal |
22nd Sep, 2012 at 05:17:43pm
anyone replace the mechanical fan for an electric fan, between the water pump and the radiator?
Pedro Silva
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1755 Posts Member #: 8852 Post Whore leicestershire |
22nd Sep, 2012 at 06:44:14pm
Yes I did and I was nakerd when my stat packed up.
13.95 1/4 mile on a 2.95 fd. Carnt be that hard to beat! |
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362 Posts Member #: 114 Senior Member Porto/Portugal |
22nd Sep, 2012 at 09:47:14pm
Thank you Eden, do you have a photo so i can have a idea how to do it? Pedro Silva
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