<VV> Early vs Late Fan

[Ron]

As almost everybody knows, you need a big motor for that and you don't want 
a constant speed fan on a variable speed engine as the cooling load varies 
with the engine speed, more or less.
RonH
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RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mel Francis" <mfrancis at wi.rr.com>
To: <ScottyGrover at aol.com>
Cc: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2012 10:47 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> Early vs Late Fan


>I don't see it happening at all. Way too expensive...
>
> My focus recently, has been on the LM fan spun at a constant RPM
> by a thermostatically controlled electric motor and so far, that seems
> to offer a good compromise, since there are no fan speed changes at all,
> during shifting. I might even try an early fan hooked up to the motor.
>
> Mel
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <ScottyGrover at aol.com>
> To: <fastvair at yahoogroups.com>
> Cc: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2012 12:12 PM
> Subject: Re: <VV> Early vs Late Fan
>
>
>> so, Mel, when are you going to reproduce the early fan in fibreglass- or
>> carbon-impregnated resin?
>>
>> Scotty from Hollyweird.
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 3/3/2012 10:07:58 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
>> mfrancis at wi.rr.com writes:
>>
>> The  lighter, late fan design, resists fan belt tossing better than the
>> early
>> design.
>>
>> While the early fan does flow a bit more air, it is a bunch  heavier and
>> its
>> inertia
>> causes the belt to stretch, then bunch up  during fast gearchanges.
>>
>> Mel Francis
>>
>> ----- Original Message  ----- 
>> From: "Bob Gilbert" <bgilbert at gilberts-bc.ca>
>> To:  <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2012 11:46  AM
>> Subject: <VV> Early vs Late Fan
>>
>>
>>> Hi,
>>> Other  than the different hole in the middle and the retaining bolts on 
>>> a
>>>  different radius are there any other differences between an early and a
>>> late
>>> fan? I have a friend who could drill out the main hole  for me plus 
>>> drill
>>> new
>>> holes in my early fan/pulley to make it  fit my late bearing hub.
>>> Before I say yes, is there any reason that I  shouldn't do this?
>>> Thanks,
>>> Bob
>>>
>>>
>>>
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