RE: Dual Radiator fans...Was: Cooling issues

["Brian Honnold" <bhonnold@pac-cap.com>]

No, that rat bastard Alex Ting beat me to it and bought the one that John VV
had.

Nate Pierce used one from an older Audi but it requires a little fabrication
to fit.

Brian H


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> From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> [mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Benjamin Harder
> Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2000 11:02 AM
> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Dual Radiator fans...Was: Cooling issues
>
>
> Well, I was thinking about this cooling issue a little more and
> have come up with another thought...
>
> During highway driving and most *normal* driving my coolant temp
> guage needle rests on or slightly above the LED.  However, once
> the car comes to a stop, you lose the airflow from driving which
> is when the radiator fan kicks in to help keep air flowing through
> the radiator.  This is when our cars greatly heat up and the
> coolant temp needle will rise.  This says to me that there is a
> lack of airflow through the radiator in traffic or city driving.
> It seems like the radiator cooling fan just can't quite keep up
> with the rising coolant temps.
> Solution:  More airflow = additional cooling fan = cooler coolant
> What do you all think?
>
> Was it Brian Honnold that installed a dual radiator fan from
> a passat?  Whoever has done this, does a second fan help like
> I think that it would?
>
> Thanks
>
>
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