measurements please

[rdssdi]

My +2 is apart and therefore am unable to get these measurements.

Could someone e-mail the measurement of a +2 (mine is a 1969) hood in the
fully upright position and the radiator. The smallest dimension from the
"lip" of the hood. When it is held fully upright before it falls back on the
hold open.

I must determine the clearance for an electric fan and shroud.

Also, is there a maximum amperage draw for such a fan. I have a generator car
and am concerned of a discharge condition at idle in traffic with the fan on.
Would a high volume fan mean an alternator conversion also?


Bob
1969 Elan +2

[daves56]

Bob,
The measurements are not as critical as you may think. With mine the hood
just touches the radiator as the catch engages. So the dimension is zero.
During the rebuild I had the radiator recored from the standard two row to a
four row core.(You might consider this.) Anyway, for every action there's a
reaction. With the wider core the stock electric fan wouldn't fit anymore.
So I replaced it with a fan from a Subaru. This is larger, pushes more air
and draws less current. But because it is larger the hood wouldn't open.
Fortunately the radiator brackets can be easily reworked. I swapped the two
sides (left-to-right and right-to-left) which pulled the core away from the
engine fan then redrilled the mounting holes so the radiator is slightly
lower. Works great.
As far as the generator keeping up with the demand at idle..... No. The
generator produces virtually nothing at idle so any load will be drawn from
the battery. From what I remember the stock fan drew about 4 amps, the
replacement fan about 3 amps.
Dave Sutcliffe
69 +2


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My +2 is apart and therefore am unable to get these measurements.

Could someone e-mail the measurement of a +2 (mine is a 1969) hood in the
fully upright position and the radiator. The smallest dimension from the
"lip" of the hood. When it is held fully upright before it falls back on the

hold open.

I must determine the clearance for an electric fan and shroud.

Also, is there a maximum amperage draw for such a fan. I have a generator
car
and am concerned of a discharge condition at idle in traffic with the fan
on.
Would a high volume fan mean an alternator conversion also?


Bob
1969 Elan +2






reserved.

[rdssdi]

I also have gone to 4 rows. I will wait until I am ready to install the
radiator and figure it out then.

I assume a 10-12 inch fan with a very low profile (2.5in or less may work.
What do you think?

Bob
1969 Elan +2

[BMMcGlynn at aol.com]

Regarding the supplemental cooling fan, my Elan has been fitted with a fan
that is linked to the heater fan switch. Seems to work well without tossing
off too much heat into the cockpit.

I once had an Audi 100 LS which kept blowing the automatic switch. I wound
up selling it to pay for a semester of graduate school. I guess in some
cases, manual is better.

Brian McGlynn
1970 S4 S/E DHC