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Old 09-23-2020, 08:48 PM   #9
cadillac512
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Default Re: 41 mostly stock 6v posted ground - adding a fan

I drive a '41 Merc with a nice 260" flathead. The radiator is in good shape and all tins are in place. This summer in 95-103 degree (F) heat the car ran the exact same temps (185-195) as it did when I added a "pusher" fan in front of the radiator last summer. I added that fan because I'd read that flatheads like to run hot especially in traffic and I wanted to prevent problems before they started.
Well, found out the car didn't need the pusher fan so it's now back in storage. It wasn't a wimpy one either...OEM from a Dodge sedan and it moved a lot of air.

I'd provided a solution for a problem that didn't exist. Lesson learned.


Terry
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