Marston Rad plus Electric fan

[l10tus]

Does anyone have a good solution for mounting a puller or pusher electric fan to a Marston Radiator please, pics would be ideal!
Many thanks in anticipation,
Regards,
Phil

[vstibbard]

I use fibre washer under feet of the fan and opposite side with cable/zip ties when fitting electric fans to my cars. Never failed and reversible. The ties go through the gills which positively locates the fan.
Vaughan

[cliveyboy]

Phil
Do you mean the original standard narrow width Sprint radiator or the wider S3 radiator.
The original narrow radiator causes problems as a modern electric fan on the front causes interference with the bonnet spring but more importantly covers a lot of the radiator so air flow gets restricted. (I speak from experience) Also you cant fit one behind the radiator as it interferes with the bottom pulley. I personally would not bother trying to put modern fans on the narrow radiator.
If you want to cool a Sprint properly fit the earlier S3/Plus 2 radiator. I have one on my Sprint with the fan kit I used to produce and it works fantastic even during the hottest summer days in the UK. I would never recommend the smaller radiator unless its to keep originality.
If you or anyone else need more advice or suggestions send me a message.
Clive

[ElanDNA]

In the early 80s I had a fan from a, as far as I can remember, Mercedes 280... installed. I soldered the brackets directly to the radiator with soft solder. It worked well.
It had a lot of power, the light went dark when the fan started.
It was big, so it limited the opening of the hood a little.

Greetings Urs

[cliveyboy]

If we are talking about the Early S1 type radiator.
I did try producing brackets to clamp onto the radiator but like Urs concluded best option is to solder mounting points onto the radiator.
Only other option as previously mentioned is ties through the fins and bolt fan straight to the core. Although the cores on the early radiators can be quite thick and the fins quite dense causing problems with the ties. (from memory)