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Old 03-18-2016, 01:22 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Blue - '93 Ford Tempo
Last 3: 27.29 mpg (US)

F150 - '94 Ford F150 XLT 4x4
90 day: 18.5 mpg (US)

Sport Coupe - '92 Ford Tempo GL
Last 3: 69.62 mpg (US)

ShWing! - '82 honda gold wing Interstate
90 day: 33.65 mpg (US)

Moon Unit - '98 Mercury Sable LX Wagon
90 day: 21.24 mpg (US)
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When I was a youngster I put a Toyota engine into my Triumph Spitfire. Space was so tight I had to relocate the radiator forward AND go e-fan... but there weren't that many e-fans to choose from then. I found one in the junkyard from a Simca and had to reverse the blades to make it into a pusher, mounted in front of the radiator. Put a toggle switch on the dash. Start it, drive. Watch the gauge climb, turn it on/off as needed. Easy.

Went fanless on the F150. There have been a few situations where an e-fan would have been nice. If I ever get around to installing an e-fan I'll probably control it with a simple toggle switch. When it gets hot it tells you: gauge shows it, you might get a whiff of anti-freeze, you might hear boiling, you might see steam. It's not as if the thing will go into uncontrolled nuclear meltdown right away. Don't ignore it either, though.

Sport Coupe is fanless too. Never gets hot even with the grille block but then there's no a/c and I don't sit in traffic either.
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