Cooling fan

[NickA]

Link to thread with pictures of custom brackets holding my kenlowe in place. May be of some use!

https://socforum.com/forum/forum/stag-owners-club/soc-forum/770002-16-electric-fan-mounting-ideas-please

[Phil S]

Have a look at pacet fans very good, used on plant so hard working and reliable

[Stagdad]

Stagdad, DJT,

Are you both running the standard viscous coupling fan too? I only have the electric fan (and an electric water pump). I agree that the Kenlowe fan does look bulky and blocks off some natural air flow, the Revotec fans that I've looked at online don't appear so bulky.

Cheers
Matt

PS It's really important to be sure we are comparing apples with apples! Very well to say x, y or z removed or added but without saying what else the cooling system has it's difficult to compare.

Std viscous coupled fan in my case Matt

[Tdm]

Have a look at pacet fans very good, used on plant so hard working and reliable

I put on a Pacet fan (from Paddocks) on my Stag just after I bought it back in 1994, and it's still going strong and I never have any overheating problems.
You can control when it "kicks in" via the control switch that comes with it, and I have wired in a green light on the dashboard that shows me when it is on and when not, as it is not a noisy fan.

[DJT]

Std viscous coupled fan in my case Matt

Likewise.

[Neil in Deal]

I've owned my Mk 2 Mod since last Spring.
During last year's extra-hot summer I didn't experience any problems with overheating, or even "warm" running.
However, after the viscous fan packed in, I took the plunge away from standard and had Faversham Classics fit one of their large capacity alloy radiators with the large diameter electronic pusher fan.
They also totally drained and back flushed the block prior to fitting in the rad/fan.
This, apart from being a very sensible idea, was because I had no information about when the system had last been drained/back-flushed, or how strong the anti-freeze was, as I have absolutely no maintenance facilities.
Whilst not saying Triumph didn't get it right at the design stage, I think the car benefits from being more up to date in the cooling department. Yes the fan comes on when it's supposed to, but there again the same thing applies to modern vehicles. (And the fan is really quiet, you can only just hear it operating if you are crawling along in a traffic queue.) The basics still apply, which seem to be to drain and back flush the system every year, use correct anti-freeze and ensure the ratio of anti-freeze to water is sufficiently strong for proper corrosion protection.
All the best,
Neil.

[Mark Serj]

Its also knackered if it can't be spun

[tjk]

I've owned my Mk 2 Mod since last Spring.
During last year's extra-hot summer I didn't experience any problems with overheating, or even "warm" running.
However, after the viscous fan packed in, I took the plunge away from standard and had Faversham Classics fit one of their large capacity alloy radiators with the large diameter electronic pusher fan.
They also totally drained and back flushed the block prior to fitting in the rad/fan.
This, apart from being a very sensible idea, was because I had no information about when the system had last been drained/back-flushed, or how strong the anti-freeze was, as I have absolutely no maintenance facilities.
Whilst not saying Triumph didn't get it right at the design stage, I think the car benefits from being more up to date in the cooling department. Yes the fan comes on when it's supposed to, but there again the same thing applies to modern vehicles. (And the fan is really quiet, you can only just hear it operating if you are crawling along in a traffic queue.) The basics still apply, which seem to be to drain and back flush the system every year, use correct anti-freeze and ensure the ratio of anti-freeze to water is sufficiently strong for proper corrosion protection.
All the best,
Neil.

HI
I think you would be wasting time and money flushing snd replacing anti -freeze very year, every other year when your blue anti -freeze has to be changed anyway is OK.

[Goldstar]

HI
I think you would be wasting time and money flushing snd replacing anti -freeze very year, every other year when your blue anti -freeze has to be changed anyway is OK.

Really, for the sale of £10?

[LanarkLangdon]

Fan Position - if I'm leaving my viscous fan on I'm presuming an electric fan must be mounted in front of the rad. What is the best sized fan to use. I see a few references to 16" fans.....also are Revotec the best ones to buy?

[Tdm]

Fan Position - if I'm leaving my viscous fan on I'm presuming an electric fan must be mounted in front of the rad. What is the best sized fan to use. I see a few references to 16" fans.....also are Revotec the best ones to buy?

Not sure what actual size it is, but the Pacet fan I acquired many years ago from Paddocks fits the front of the Stag radiator perfectly and is held in place by "ties" that go through the radiator.
It was a Pacet Club range model CF44.

[LanarkLangdon]

Yes..I had a quick google for a Pacet - and it would seem that Kenlowe "own" Pacet and that they no longer deal with the public direct....might be able to pick something up on ebay….