Seized electric cooling fans - HELP
Seized electric cooling fans - HELP
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suffolkfoxy

Original Poster:

39 posts

261 months

Tuesday 13th July 2004
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Hi

Both the cooling fans have seized - I have a 350i rover v8 - where can I source replacements and how much?? Car has been standing for 2 years and this is all that's stopping me from whizzing round Suffolk - so need help ASAP!!!

degz

284 posts

273 months

Tuesday 13th July 2004
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no chance of giving the motor a clean and squirt will WD40? shafts are probably stuck on the muck inside the motor

suffolkfoxy

Original Poster:

39 posts

261 months

Tuesday 13th July 2004
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Hi Degz

Thanks for that - we have hit them both with a hammer and squirted with WD40 - but to no avail. Do you know where they may have come from - and where I can get replacements? It is a 1986 350i - and all I want to do is drive it!

streaky

19,311 posts

271 months

Tuesday 13th July 2004
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Try the REME motto ... "This looks complicated, better get a bigger hammer!"

suffolkfox

458 posts

275 months

Tuesday 13th July 2004
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Hello Darling
I will fiddle with them when I get home (probably need the brushes, etc cleaning out), so you will just have to be patient. If I can sort them on Friday night you can still be out for your birthday run.
Him-out-doors

Footnote - As the rest of you may have noticed, we are now so sad we communicate via PH (i'm across the country training bank staff). A marriage operated via PH, what next?

stainless_steve

6,041 posts

280 months

Tuesday 13th July 2004
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Sounds like you will have to strip erm.... strip the fans,make sure the shaft is well lubricated,then slip it in the bearing making sure you can rotate it.
If you need help,i can come round



And if your husband reads this i'm the bloke with the green 450 SEAC

dickymint

28,289 posts

280 months

Tuesday 13th July 2004
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Suffolkfox.
Ive had an email off your missus...she does want one! and has given me your address! so i will oblige
PS and you can have a CD....FOC

streaky

19,311 posts

271 months

Tuesday 13th July 2004
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I'm confused! A "CD FOC" sounds like something the News of the World used to feature in its centre pages back in the days when I delivered it for a shilling a round on a Sunday morning - Streaky

islander

371 posts

268 months

Wednesday 14th July 2004
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I recently replaced the single 12inch original fan on my 350.

It was a Davies, Craig fan. So I looked at there web site to try and get some information on a direct replacement, no direct replacement but looking at the technical info I find that a 14 inch fan will fit the mountings. Who said size doesn't matter.

I also looked at the Kenlowe version, but the big problem with a single fan if the depth of the fan and the bonnet clashing with the fan when opened. May not be a problem with a double set up. The Kenlowe is 75mm thick and the Davies Craig is only 50mm. The comparision of the two was almost the same in terms of draw of air

Found a web site supplying them in UK (www.thinkauto.com) £85 down and 2 days later the new fan is in place and 14 inches are blowing a hooley through the engine bay and under the sides of the car!!

They did have listed a type of 'Kenlowe switch' by Davies Craig as well but unfortunately they did not have it in stock, it was cheaper than the Kenlowe version. So a Kenlowe switch was used to override the otter switch. I wanted to be in control of when the fan kicks in, plus it is easier to overide the kenlowe switch than the otter switch if required when out and about.

suffolkfox

458 posts

275 months

Wednesday 14th July 2004
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Talk about jumping in when the bed hasn't yet cooled! You lot are hopeless (or hopeful?)

A large element of in-you-endo going on here.

However, it's worth it for the advice, after all the priority is fixing the car, so as I have said in the past, over to you dear. (Anyone need their coat held?) and thanks for the (useful) suggestions.

wedg1e

27,003 posts

287 months

Wednesday 14th July 2004
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suffolkfox said:


A large element of in-you-endo going on here.



...and he ALSO said:

I'll fiddle with them when I get home


Pot = kettle?




Ian

suffolkfox

458 posts

275 months

Wednesday 14th July 2004
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wedg1e said:

suffolkfox said:


A large element of in-you-endo going on here.





...and he ALSO said:

I'll fiddle with them when I get home



Pot = kettle?




Ian

That one slipped through, drat. I stand(!)guilty as accused