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axsaxoman · 27th June 2013, 12:43

whatsort of car is this
is it a vw air cooled engine

jsdvtr · 9th November 2013, 17:40

Quick question, which way should the fan be (push and pull type fan) when in front of radiator for pushing air??

Going to stick with the cheap ebay one until i get a spal.

greyjasper51 · 9th November 2013, 21:45

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Originally Posted by axsaxoman

whatsort of car is this
is it a vw air cooled engine

its a legend, it runs a xjr1250 bike engine air and oil cooled... and fyi a normal main beam headlight bulb is 60W... there normally 55/60... and it works really well

was very impressed over this year with it, just kept the car running at a sensible oil temperature

stops it skyrocketing as they normally do

greyjasper51 · 9th November 2013, 21:46

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Originally Posted by jsdvtr

Quick question, which way should the fan be (push and pull type fan) when in front of radiator for pushing air??

Going to stick with the cheap ebay one until i get a spal.

alot of people say pull. but tbh i dont really think it matters, the pull fans look better from the outside

jpsaxo · 9th November 2013, 22:26

If the fan is mounted infront of the radiator it should push air, so the airflow when stood stationary goes from outside the car and is pushed through the radiator towards the engine

Outside (cool air) -> fan -> Radiator -> engine

If done the other way round, you will be pulling hot air from the engine through the rad which won't help the cooling process as much

AlexB^p · 9th November 2013, 22:45

That depends how you set the fan up josh
My fan is set to suck air through the rad into the bay not blow the hot air out

Setting it to blow out could stall the air when your moving forward or just load up the motor in the fan shitloads

jpsaxo · 9th November 2013, 23:24

Yeah that's fine, because your sucking cold air from the outside through the rad, same situation as having the fan infront.

Fan shouldn't be on while you drive along normally anyway tbh, so shouldn't be an issue of loading or stalling, even after 20mins on track the fan on mine doesn't need to come on, so unless your running mega boosted power I doubt it would be on

jsdvtr · 10th November 2013, 08:14

How do i kmow its the correct way? Which way should the blades be?

I know how i had it previously was in front of the rad but it got very hot so i may of had it wrong way so just want to be sure it is on the right way before refitting.

AlexB^p · 10th November 2013, 10:19

I cant remember tbh man mines all fitted up but i an check it later and get a pic if possible

jsdvtr · 10th November 2013, 12:49

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Originally Posted by AlexB

I cant remember tbh man mines all fitted up but i an check it later and get a pic if possible

That would great if u could get a picture. Double check before refitting mine.

AlexB^p · 10th November 2013, 16:26

I couldnt get in to any angle where you could see the blades direction really man

jpsaxo · 10th November 2013, 22:59

Best way to check is to give the motor some power and see which way it's spinning, and then work out from the style of blade to see which way it's moving the air

axsaxoman · 11th November 2013, 09:01

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Originally Posted by greyjasper51

its a legend, it runs a xjr1250 bike engine air and oil cooled... and fyi a normal main beam headlight bulb is 60W... there normally 55/60... and it works really well

was very impressed over this year with it, just kept the car running at a sensible oil temperature

stops it skyrocketing as they normally do

I did say a BIG h/lamp bulb
I can supply you 80/100w bulbs and is a common conversion for cars with poor lighting to upgrade from std bulbs