Avanti-Who's running electric fans?

[bige]

Lately, whenever I take the Avanti to work it comes back broken! A few
weeks ago it was the trans and today as I'm about 15 minutes from home I
start smelling anti-freeze and the temp gage is creeping up. Made it home
pop the hood and see a little steam by the radiator. While I'm looking
under the hood there is a stream of coolant shooting out from the front of
the radiator about 3 feet!

So I need to pull it all out and I'm wondering if I might try an electric
fan.

Opinions and recommendations?

Ernie R2 R5388

[Tom Bredehoft]

An electric fan won't cure a leaking radiator. Have the radiator re-cored. This will cure the leaks.

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Tom Bredehoft
'53 Commander Coupe
'60 Lark VI
'05 Legacy Ltd Wagon
All three Indiana built OD cars

[bige]

Tom, Jees! I hope you're funnin' me.

Since I will be taking the radiator out for repair I thought about re-assembling it with an electric fan assembly.

I was hoping for a suggestion as to the effectiveness, from experience, of the electric fan and also from that person the type of electric fan that is being used, succesfully, in their Avanti.

ErnieR

[Laemmle]

What kind of response is this? You must think Earnie an idiot!

quote:Originally posted by Tom B

An electric fan won't cure a leaking radiator. Have the radiator re-cored. This will cure the leaks.

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Tom Bredehoft
'53 Commander Coupe
'60 Lark VI
'05 Legacy Ltd Wagon
All three Indiana built OD cars

[sbca96]

There was a good discussion about this on the AOAI forum.

http://www.aoai.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=451

Tom

'63 Avanti, zinc plated drilled & slotted 03 Mustang Cobra 13" front disc/98 GT rear brakes, 03 Cobra 17" wheels, GM alt, 97 Z28 leather seats, soon: 97 Z28 T-56 6-spd, Ported heads w/SST full flow valves, 'R3' 276 cam, Edelbrock AFB Carb, GM HEI distributor, 8.8mm plug wires

[sbca96]

This link is also mentioned in the above.

http://www.aoai.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=416

Tom

[bige]

Thnks Tom (sbca) that was what I was interested in learning.

ErnieR

[sbca96]

No problem Ernie ... though make sure you get the extra powerful fan
to push the leaking coolant back into the radiator.[)][](joke)

Tom

quote:Originally posted by bige

Thnks Tom (sbca) that was what I was interested in learning.ErnieR

[theGman]

I have an added electric pusher fan on my '81 with a toggle switch inside......what's another toggle switch in this car anyway? There must be 6 of them, and I know what 3 of them do.....

[Tom Bredehoft]

The longer I live the more I realize that what I consider humor, others see as insulting.

Mia Culpa. I'll try to hold it in.

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Tom Bredehoft
'53 Commander Coupe
'60 Lark VI
'05 Legacy Ltd Wagon
All three Indiana built OD cars

[bige]

not to worry tom i can take a joke i know some guys think avanti guys dont get their hands dirty

[Karl]

Tried and eletric once[] Didn't change the running temp. The lack of noise was nice. Had a relay fail in traffic.[xx(] Car got hot. Put flex fan on it.

63 Twin Supercharged Avanti
64 Avanti R3w/NOS
88LSC Avanti 350 Supercharged w/NOS

[gibbsr1]

I have an aluminum radiator and a 15" puller electric fan. It still runs hot in traffic, but it runs nice and cool on the highway.

Dan

[nels]

Hey Dan, I thought you were going to put a larger diameter electric fan on the Avanti. This weather would be a great trial to see if it would work. You ought to let these guys in on your aluminum radiator install. I couldn't believe how inexpensive it was and how well it fit.

[sbca96]

Inexpensive AND it fit??? A Studebaker guys dream!

Tom

quote:Originally posted by nels
You ought to let these guys in on your aluminum radiator install. I couldn't believe how inexpensive it was and how well it fit.