Re: cooling questions...

On Sun, 14 Nov 2004 13:43:16 +0000, Mr.Nice.
<mr.nice@*nospam*clara.co.uk> wrote:

>I'm considering an electric fan.
>would it be best to fit a big electric fan in the same place as the
>fan is now? or is infront of the radiator better? (I know some fans
>are designed to suck and others to blow).
>I'm hoping to gain a faster warm-up.

I was going to fit one to mine but i couldnt get the viscious fan off!
(the sherpa one doesnt seem to bear any relation to the LR one!)

>I assume I could fit a dash switch to switch the fan off for any deep
>water work and leave it on a thermostat the rest of the time?

I think thats the general approach
>
>Regards.
>Mark.(AKA, Mr.Nice.)

On or around Sun, 14 Nov 2004 15:48:37 +0000, Tom Woods
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>On Sun, 14 Nov 2004 13:43:16 +0000, Mr.Nice.
><mr.nice@*nospam*clara.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>I'm considering an electric fan.
>>would it be best to fit a big electric fan in the same place as the
>>fan is now? or is infront of the radiator better? (I know some fans
>>are designed to suck and others to blow).
>>I'm hoping to gain a faster warm-up.
>
>I was going to fit one to mine but i couldnt get the viscious fan off!
>(the sherpa one doesnt seem to bear any relation to the LR one!)
>

you need a thin flat spanner, normally - it's common to have a hex on the
inner side of the fan, where it screws onto the water pump. Mostly
left-hand threads, and you shift it by lining it all up and hitting the
spanner with hammer to jar it loose. helps if the water pump belt is
suitably tight. size is likely to be either 32 or 36 mm.

In message <[email protected]>
Austin Shackles <[email protected]> wrote:

> On or around Sun, 14 Nov 2004 15:48:37 +0000, Tom Woods
> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
> >On Sun, 14 Nov 2004 13:43:16 +0000, Mr.Nice.
> ><mr.nice@*nospam*clara.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> >>I'm considering an electric fan.
> >>would it be best to fit a big electric fan in the same place as the
> >>fan is now? or is infront of the radiator better? (I know some fans
> >>are designed to suck and others to blow).
> >>I'm hoping to gain a faster warm-up.
> >
> >I was going to fit one to mine but i couldnt get the viscious fan off!
> >(the sherpa one doesnt seem to bear any relation to the LR one!)
> >
>
> you need a thin flat spanner, normally - it's common to have a hex on the
> inner side of the fan, where it screws onto the water pump. Mostly
> left-hand threads, and you shift it by lining it all up and hitting the
> spanner with hammer to jar it loose. helps if the water pump belt is
> suitably tight. size is likely to be either 32 or 36 mm.
>

One should ideally have such a spanner - but a tap with a
cold chisel and hammer (remembering the left hand thread!)
will do the trick - both for loosening and tightening, if
one is not to hand.

Richard

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