Did late model Gcars have 3 radiator fans

[pomoz]

Gday all

My question:

Did all late model Gcars .. say mine 87HC n/a
have the larger radiator and 3 radiator fans ????

Why i ask this:

Having the thought of recoring my radiator, as in previous forums..... recore.

Hilly suggested that i get a Pegueot 205 diesel fan set up from a scrapper ... that would be the fans and housing,and adapt this when i put it back 2gether.

I got that and decided to look under the car ..
What did i find ....

Mine had the larger radiator and 3 fans ... the same as the Turbos!!!!!!

i pose this

..... Did the last of the Gcars come out like this,
be it they were Turbos or not

..... did mine come out as a special fit in the
production line

..... was mine added as aftermarket thing


Thanks for that

Goes to show that i should look b4 i buy things..
Mind you i am learnig a lot about my car ..

heh heh
The same was when i added the gearbox mod from SJS
it got put on .. only to find that it had it already done!!!
.. exactly the same .. so i have the new one fitted and the old one as spare

.. Mind you it did still have the crappy red clutch,which has been replaced with the ss one.

I wonder what else has been done to my car ...
I had thought that mine was bog standard !!!!

Many Thanks

Alex 87HC n/a

[esprit87]

pomoz said:

Did all late model Gcars .. say mine 87HC n/a have the larger radiator and 3 radiator fans ????

Hi Alex,

I don't know if it was standard or not but my '87 S3 HC n/a (now sold) certainly did.


Cheers,
Magnus

[pomoz]

thanks Magnus...
It is a start ..any more info greatly appreciated by anyone...
Did... as the Gcar was running out in production .. Lotus put all the extras in them be it Turbo or not ....
It don't mention anything in the hand book or workshop manuals ..........

Thanks to all .. keep em coming

Alex 87S3HC n/a

[lotusguy]

Hi,

Indeed the later cars had the same waterpump, radiator and fan setup as the Turbos.

I would avoid going to a scrapped radiator with a single fan because of the inherent redundancy offered by a multi-fan setup.

That having been said, I would recore the existing radiator to a three-core over the stock two-core. Happy Motoring! Jim'85TE

[PAUL C]

Am probably wrong...
But i thought i'd read somewhere that earlier S3 cars with air con fitted,had the extra fan fitted too.
Mine has two,and a aperture for a third.

[pomoz]

Gday.... Thanks guys for the info i greatly appreciate them .

I originally intended .. when i took the radiator out and had it 3 cored .. to look at the fans and then adapt the Pegueot 205 fans/cowling to it.

Now this has all changed
I am more a "happy puppy" .... am i

The car is intended to go to its new home in Australia..so i will get it 3 cored there....
Mainly it will be a lot cheaper to do so .....plus "local knowledge"

Another query:
When it goes there
Will i have to change over "cooling fan thermal switch" also called a "otter"

to a "blue colour switch" as from the current "green colour coded switch" .... (according to Lotus manual)

Thank you my "organ grinders" .. me being a mere monkey
Though i am learning all the time .

Does one ..... if have to get a "proper" Lotus part or can any radiator shop do it with their variant of the switch .. (as above)

Also the current fans in my 3 fan situation ..
do you know the part number or manufactor of them .. i believe they are Ford... is there a cross reference for them

Many Thanks

Alex 87S3HC na

[pomoz]

sorry forgot ..
The change of thermal switches were for a car going into hotter climate .. er like you yanks in "warm" USA

Hope that clears up any misunderstandigs .. as i said "im only a monkey"

Alex 87S3HC na