Fans

["John Hofstetter" <hofs@domain.elided>]

George, 
Tentative meant that the clutch fan wears out, whereas the flex fan
will last forever if you don't drive it into the radiator or have a
broken belt break it up. 
I've not had good luck with electric fans unless they were mounted on
their own mounts and didn't depend on the radiator for support in any
way.  Theoretically, it seems to me that the electric fan is in its
own air flow, but the electric fan on my GC is fantastic. It is
supplementary to the main fan, but when it comes on things cool off in
a hurry. 
John H.
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From: owner-ihc-digest@domain.elided (ihc-digest)
To: ihc-digest@domain.elided
Subject: ihc-digest V6 #491
Date: Tue, Jan 19, 1999, 4:37 AM


Subject: RE; fans

John,
        Sorry! I thought that discussion had been covered before. I
must've been involved with some other part of my Scout at the time.
I'd
love to read every ones opinion, anyone remember the approximate date
of
the discussion so I can read the archives.
        By the way, why do you consider the clutch fans to be
tentative?
Because the flex fan spins all the time and the clutch only when the
thermostat says so?
         I wasn't before but now I'm thinking about electric fans too.
A
little more expensive but I'm an equal opportunity considerer.


George H
72 Scout II
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