[DeTomaso] Overheating and fan directional theories

[Asa Jay Laughton]

Yes, the fan blades were not reversible as such due to how they were  
molded and mounted.  However, the manufacturer (Flex-a-lite) in this  
instance does supply just the fan blades in the opposite orientation.   
If you look at the photos it will probably help explain it.  I think I  
still have the other blades too.

Asa  Jay


Quoting Forest Goodhart <forestg at att.net>:

> Asa, You should have been able to just remove the blades and turn  
> them around. That was the directions include when I installed Hayden  
> fans. Maybe not all brands will reverse though.
>
>       From: Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com>
>  To: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
>  Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2016 1:54 PM
>  Subject: [DeTomaso] Overheating and fan directional theories
>
> So, when installing the Fluidyne radiator in my Pantera, I decided to 
> mount the radiator in a slightly tilted forward position and mount the 
> fans on the back instead of the front.
>
> This was going to work well except the twin fan assembly I had didn't 
> have the proper vane curve on the fan blades to work from a puller 
> direction.  What I had to do was buy new fan blades and swap them out. 
>   You can see some of that on these pages, mid-way down:
>
> http://teampanteraracing.com/index.php?option=com_g2bridge&view=gallery&Itemid=57&g2_itemId=2469
>
> It all worked out well in the end and I never had any overheating 
> issues.  Some folks have just as good operation with rear facing 
> pusher fans mounted to the front of the radiator.  Either way should 
> work fine but you'll want to make sure the curve of the blades is 
> proper for the direction the fans will turn, otherwise they won't push 
> or pull as much air.
>
> Asa  Jay
>
>
> Quoting Jeff Cobb <jeffcobb1 at me.com>:
>
>> WOULD SOMEONE PLEASE START A THREAD ABOUT OVERHEATING
>> AND FAN ROTATIONAL DIRECTION THEORIES????
>>
>> Jeff Cobb
>
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