series 11a with 200 TD engine

Our new series 11a has a 200 td engine in it, but what is doesn't have is a radiator fan.

I've been told that the 200 engine tends to run cool , but even so should I get one on ?
would only be able to mount one on the front of the rad as there is no room behind.

People say you need a fan but my 200tdi was run in my Disco for two years then in my Defender for a further five all without a fan. Never overheated even when towing a tractor over the Pennines in summer. By all means put one on just in case but I doubt you will ever need it.

Most are happy with out a fan,depends on what you are doing with it. Normal driving around will be fine but if working hard off road or towing at slow speeds may be best to have one.
I would fit an after market capillary temp gauge that reads in numbers degrees and you then can see exactly what the engine is running at.

I ran mine without a fan for years and then fitted an electric one when I started to tow. I used a twin fan unit from an air conditioned mondeo that cost me virtually nothing. I then wired it into the x-eng thermostatic switch (link) with a manual override. Only once has the fan ever come on automatically due to the switch, and that was towing in very slow traffic. I only have the factory temp gauge so I normally override it when I see it start to rise before the automatic one kicks in, but I have only had to do that a few of times and most of that was in either Spain or Morocco which is much warmer than the UK.

Not a job that I need to do immediately then (if ever), I'll put that on my "tomorrow" list
Thanks

I have an electric fan on my Perkins (in front of the rad) and since I rebuilt the engine it has never come on, the clapped out engine needed the fan on hills or any time over 55 mph so i thin its very dependent on engne condition. I think the killer is traffic as there is no airflow, so long as you are moving there's some cooling.

Getting on with it, new timing belt and the bulkhead has all been professionally welded, not as much as I thought there would be. BUT it does not have a heater and I am very aware this heat wave is not going to last forever and if I want to use it during the winter I will need something. Where do I start as I have no idea how to go about putting one in.
Can I use a series heater?
where do I bring the pipes from?
Any suggestions

There were heater set ups for series 2/2a's but they were not much good [better than nothing though] I would fit a series 3 or possibly a 90/110 heater box under the bonnet on top of the passenger footwell. You will have to fit an intake on the wing and likely an entry hole in the bulkhead,after that flex pipes to take the air where you want it. [ someone may have some on an old bulkhead] Coolant connections to a 200tdi can be standard items.

I've had a 200tdi in my 2a for nine years and went to the expense of buying a Kenlowe fan for it. It's come on once when I was reversing a trailer back and forth.
Had I have known then, I wouldn't have bothered with a Kenlowe but would have bought one of these instead :

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/14-Electric-Cooling-Radiator-Fan-Kit-Defender-300-Tdi-Thermostat-Adjustable/231504486156?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

Yes, a Smiths Heater will work but don't expect much heat from it and most used ones on certain internet auction sites are usually "sold as seen" which means ....................and they cost a lot to repair or fit a new matrix to.
Have a look at the T7 heaters - Google it

https://www.t7design.co.uk. I have one of their heaters in my 107" Series One . I can't report on how good it is because since being fitted it has not been cold .

Here's one fitted to (I think) a IIa

I had one from a Fiat 127, it worked just fine, manual switch. I used to switch it on in heavy traffic etc just as a safety measure. This summer I forgot it and left it on and the bugger burned out and seized up, or maybe it seized up and burned out? First thing I knew about it was when I noticed smoke coming from the little switch panel in the middle. It was the switch to the fan slowly cooking. I must get around to finding and fitting another fan... and a switch. My advice is to get a fan, you'll be glad you did if stuck in a jam on a hot day.

Re heater, the square "military" type heaters (also Smiths) work well and are an easy fit, the challenge is picking one up for a reasonable price.
\https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Land-Rov...791946?hash=item2cd76cc98a:g:hbIAAOSw1NJbQdeY
I saw one recently at an auto jumble for £50 in good condition so shop around.