Thermostat being stuck shut is possible, but I'd be skeptical of that since it's a brand new Stant superstat.
However, I did pick out a 160 degree stat, with the fail safe feature which is supposed to fail in the open position.
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However, I did pick out a 160 degree stat, with the fail safe feature which is supposed to fail in the open position.
The only thing I ever heard good about them is they are inexpensive and they are one of those things that you get what you pay for (a cheap fan).
Yeah, that's why I'm a little miffed about it... I mean, it was relatively cheap, but all the reviews I read were heaping praise upon them like they were the best thing since sliced bread. Lightweight, easy to install, moves lots of air, kept the engine nice and cool... I know for a fact two of those statements are verifiably FALSE.
With so many affordable options for running electric fans they really is no reason to ever run a fixed mechanical fan.
Even if it is cheap, lightweight and flexes.
Even if it is cheap, lightweight and flexes.
Another thing I noticed, is that the nylon fan is very noisy. It's a minor detail which wouldn't normally bother me, but I feel it bears mentioning if anybody was planning on getting one of these and eventually searches up this thread. Because the nylon fan has evenly spaced blades, it creates a ton of noise, compared to the unevenly spaced and more gradually sloped steel blades with are relatively quiet and - as we've discovered - much more efficient at moving air.
I'll know more for sure once I get it on there and see what the temperature does, but I'm predicting that Jeff Blagden is correct with the air pocket, and I'm also predicting that the increased air flow won't hurt anything.
I'll know more for sure once I get it on there and see what the temperature does, but I'm predicting that Jeff Blagden is correct with the air pocket, and I'm also predicting that the increased air flow won't hurt anything.
Well, if all else fails I do have a set of electric fans and a shroud that'll fit this car lying around. Don't ask me why I have it, or why I'm not using it though haha.
Honestly, my problem is that I was brought up with the "trust in the Old Gods" sort of mentality thanks to my Uncle and Grandfather. They were both stubborn when it came to adopting anything new, and I'm more or less the same way.
Iffin' I were to hook up the electric fans though, I'd probably set them up to both run off of a temperature switch near the thermostat which I just so happen to have. Otherwise I can always set up a switch on the inside of the car, or simply have them run at all times whenever the engine is running. Or do one that way, and another off the switch. So there's at least some variety on how I can do it with dual electric fans.
What I like better though about mechanical fans is that they're almost always pulling air as long as nothing is broken, like the belt, or the water pump itself.
Yeah, but I'm not terribly worried about that. For an old warhorse wagon, it'll still move plenty fast. 😀
The engine can handle 260, we saw that temperature in our circle track engines and they were just a GM crate. If you have synthetic oil you'll be of but if you have conventional oil I would change it
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