RAD. FAN
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Has anyone mounted an after market electric fan on their Elan or Elan +2. My
car came with the original Kenlowe temp. switch screwed into the radiator but
there was no fan or brackets. There was a small fan on the engine. I have
rebuilt my engine and removed that dinky fan.
I have contacted Kenlowe and they suggest a 12.3 inch heavy duty fan for the
Elan +2. Apparently, that fan when installed will block the hood from opening
more than a little as it will come in contact with it as it opens.
I wonder if 2 - 8" fans would be adequate? Maybe a thin profile fan mounted
as to pull air through the radiator? A thin profile as a "pusher" would allow
the hood to clear it.
Bob
1969 Elan +2
car came with the original Kenlowe temp. switch screwed into the radiator but
there was no fan or brackets. There was a small fan on the engine. I have
rebuilt my engine and removed that dinky fan.
I have contacted Kenlowe and they suggest a 12.3 inch heavy duty fan for the
Elan +2. Apparently, that fan when installed will block the hood from opening
more than a little as it will come in contact with it as it opens.
I wonder if 2 - 8" fans would be adequate? Maybe a thin profile fan mounted
as to pull air through the radiator? A thin profile as a "pusher" would allow
the hood to clear it.
Bob
1969 Elan +2
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Hi Bob,
I am currently fitting twin 10" Kenlowe blower fans to the wide type radiator (10" x 21.5" core size ) in my Plus 2 for a trip to Italy next month.
The fans fit perfectly, with the flat sections of the cowling mounted vertically, and a small amount of the outer cowling flange carefully trimmed to clear the rad top and bottom tanks. A single 10" Kenlow fits the smaller rad (10" x 15"core) perfectly and would be a major improvement on the original type fan.
Kenlow just do not seem to be familiar with the Elan dimensions if they recommend a 13" fan.
Sean Murray
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Subject: [LotusElan.net] RAD. FAN
Has anyone mounted an after market electric fan on their Elan or Elan +2.My
car came with the original Kenlowe temp. switch screwed into the radiatorbut
there was no fan or brackets. There was a small fan on the engine. I have
rebuilt my engine and removed that dinky fan.
I have contacted Kenlowe and they suggest a 12.3 inch heavy duty fan for the
Elan +2. Apparently, that fan when installed will block the hood from opening
more than a little as it will come in contact with it as it opens.
I wonder if 2 - 8" fans would be adequate? Maybe a thin profile fan mounted
as to pull air through the radiator? A thin profile as a "pusher" would allow
the hood to clear it.
Bob
1969 Elan +2
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I am currently fitting twin 10" Kenlowe blower fans to the wide type radiator (10" x 21.5" core size ) in my Plus 2 for a trip to Italy next month.
The fans fit perfectly, with the flat sections of the cowling mounted vertically, and a small amount of the outer cowling flange carefully trimmed to clear the rad top and bottom tanks. A single 10" Kenlow fits the smaller rad (10" x 15"core) perfectly and would be a major improvement on the original type fan.
Kenlow just do not seem to be familiar with the Elan dimensions if they recommend a 13" fan.
Sean Murray
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Sent: Monday, August 13, 2001 11:34 PM
Subject: [LotusElan.net] RAD. FAN
Has anyone mounted an after market electric fan on their Elan or Elan +2.My
car came with the original Kenlowe temp. switch screwed into the radiatorbut
there was no fan or brackets. There was a small fan on the engine. I have
rebuilt my engine and removed that dinky fan.
I have contacted Kenlowe and they suggest a 12.3 inch heavy duty fan for the
Elan +2. Apparently, that fan when installed will block the hood from opening
more than a little as it will come in contact with it as it opens.
I wonder if 2 - 8" fans would be adequate? Maybe a thin profile fan mounted
as to pull air through the radiator? A thin profile as a "pusher" would allow
the hood to clear it.
Bob
1969 Elan +2
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My 1969 Elan came with the Kenlowe switch but no electric fan, and in one
of the boxes there was a plastic fan. The underbonnet wiring was all
screwed up so I couldn't tell if it was wired for an electric fan. There
was a cut out in the front of my bonnet that I later found was to clear the
radiator mounted fan motor.
It seemed to me that there wasn't enough room between the engine and the
radiator for the plastic fan, so I got an original fan and fan bracket. It
would have been cheaper to buy an aftermarket fan, but then I'd have had to
figure out what was right.
Now I suspect that this was the typical Lotus change-over practice where
they were changing from the engine mounted fan to the electric and got the
radiators before the fans. I had thought it was just another part that got
lost in 20 years of the car sitting in different garages.
Rob LaMoreaux
Ann Arbor, MI 48108-1273
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Too many Hobbies.... Too Little Time
1969 Lotus Elan....It's not a restoration, it's a never-ending adventure.
of the boxes there was a plastic fan. The underbonnet wiring was all
screwed up so I couldn't tell if it was wired for an electric fan. There
was a cut out in the front of my bonnet that I later found was to clear the
radiator mounted fan motor.
It seemed to me that there wasn't enough room between the engine and the
radiator for the plastic fan, so I got an original fan and fan bracket. It
would have been cheaper to buy an aftermarket fan, but then I'd have had to
figure out what was right.
Now I suspect that this was the typical Lotus change-over practice where
they were changing from the engine mounted fan to the electric and got the
radiators before the fans. I had thought it was just another part that got
lost in 20 years of the car sitting in different garages.
Rob LaMoreaux
Ann Arbor, MI 48108-1273
Home: 734-971-5583
Work: 734-822-9696
Fax: 734-973-1103
Home email: ***@***.***
Work email: ***@***.***
Too many Hobbies.... Too Little Time
1969 Lotus Elan....It's not a restoration, it's a never-ending adventure.
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Bob, my + 2 (501111) came with the bracket and the electric fan shown in the
+2 Parts Book mounted in front of the radiator. In addition it has the 2
piece (2, 2 blade units) metal fan mounted on the water pump pulley. My
radiator has the smaller core and looks like it needs all the airflow it can
get.
I believe Hayden makes a variety of slim/pancake motor fans in numerous
sizes. There are a few other suppliers that also make the same type of fans
but off hand I don't recall their names.
Ed Demas
69 +2
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Sent: Monday, August 13, 2001 6:34 PM
Subject: [LotusElan.net] RAD. FAN
Has anyone mounted an after market electric fan on their Elan or Elan +2.
My
car came with the original Kenlowe temp. switch screwed into the radiator
but
there was no fan or brackets. There was a small fan on the engine. I have
rebuilt my engine and removed that dinky fan.
I have contacted Kenlowe and they suggest a 12.3 inch heavy duty fan for the
Elan +2. Apparently, that fan when installed will block the hood from
opening
more than a little as it will come in contact with it as it opens.
I wonder if 2 - 8" fans would be adequate? Maybe a thin profile fan mounted
as to pull air through the radiator? A thin profile as a "pusher" would
allow
the hood to clear it.
Bob
1969 Elan +2
reserved.
+2 Parts Book mounted in front of the radiator. In addition it has the 2
piece (2, 2 blade units) metal fan mounted on the water pump pulley. My
radiator has the smaller core and looks like it needs all the airflow it can
get.
I believe Hayden makes a variety of slim/pancake motor fans in numerous
sizes. There are a few other suppliers that also make the same type of fans
but off hand I don't recall their names.
Ed Demas
69 +2
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Sent: Monday, August 13, 2001 6:34 PM
Subject: [LotusElan.net] RAD. FAN
Has anyone mounted an after market electric fan on their Elan or Elan +2.
My
car came with the original Kenlowe temp. switch screwed into the radiator
but
there was no fan or brackets. There was a small fan on the engine. I have
rebuilt my engine and removed that dinky fan.
I have contacted Kenlowe and they suggest a 12.3 inch heavy duty fan for the
Elan +2. Apparently, that fan when installed will block the hood from
opening
more than a little as it will come in contact with it as it opens.
I wonder if 2 - 8" fans would be adequate? Maybe a thin profile fan mounted
as to pull air through the radiator? A thin profile as a "pusher" would
allow
the hood to clear it.
Bob
1969 Elan +2
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"Robert D. LaMoreaux" wrote:
My Sprint has both of it's original fans - a red plastic engine mounted one, and
the electric one mounted to the front of the radiator.
Tim Mullen
Chantilly, VA
72 Elan Sprint
My Sprint has both of it's original fans - a red plastic engine mounted one, and
the electric one mounted to the front of the radiator.
Tim Mullen
Chantilly, VA
72 Elan Sprint
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I fitted a "Setrab"-pusher-fan in front of the radiator instead of the veryprimitive and uneffective original one.
It is very slim, available in many sizes, very silent.
Harry
Munich, Germany
71 Elan Sprint
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