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Mark330d

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Registered: 25th Apr 06
Location: Netherlee, Glasgow City
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11th Apr 07 at 21:15

what did you do with regards to a fan, ive fitted a 2.0 8 valve into my corsa (same block as 2.0 16v an 2.0 turbo) and i havent fitted the manifold yet but one mate reckons the manifold will foul the fan and melt it and another mate reckons it will all fit fine?

any ideas?

M.

jamesvalver

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Registered: 21st Feb 03
Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
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11th Apr 07 at 21:17

mine just clears the fan now the fan has been modified

Mark330d

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Location: Netherlee, Glasgow City
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11th Apr 07 at 21:18

how did you modify the fan?

Stoneyginger

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Registered: 25th Jan 01
Location: Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire
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11th Apr 07 at 21:18

i just fitted a standard fan that was on the radiator before!. you can take on of the arms off from the standard fan and relocate it slightly. Please if you have any more questions post in help zone that is what it is for mate

Stoneyginger

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11th Apr 07 at 21:18

mark330d that is the fan sitting as standard however the arm that is touching the manifold will melt through

jamesvalver

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11th Apr 07 at 22:05

the manifold melted it lol

Mark330d

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11th Apr 07 at 22:09

would heat wrapping the manifold solve the problem?

jamesvalver

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11th Apr 07 at 22:27

mine melted untill it stopped touchin. heat wrapping the manifold will help vastly with under bonnet temps

craig_s

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Registered: 5th Mar 06
Location: Birmingham Drives: mk4 astra gsi
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11th Apr 07 at 22:45

my fan has been put on the other side of the rad

ainsley_brader

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Registered: 24th Mar 02
Location: Tattershall, Lincolnshire
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11th Apr 07 at 22:54

sri std fan or aftermarket?

Matty_Moo_

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Registered: 10th Dec 05
Location: Cambs
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11th Apr 07 at 22:57

ive got a larger manifold on mine and cant fit a standard fan.. gonna have to get a spal 1.

craig_s

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11th Apr 07 at 23:00

quote:
Originally posted by ainsley_brader
sri std fan or aftermarket?

im not too sure as ididnt fit it.but i know it works well.i will have to have a look if its a standard fan

mav

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Registered: 19th Jun 01
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11th Apr 07 at 23:07

I fitted a 1.0 12v fan to my Xe, no parts touched the manifold...

Ste L

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Registered: 3rd Jul 06
Location: Manchester Drives: 106 16v Rallye
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11th Apr 07 at 23:10

quote:
Originally posted by sri power

quote:
Originally posted by ainsley_brader
sri std fan or aftermarket?

im not too sure as ididnt fit it.but i know it works well.i will have to have a look if its a standard fan

if its on the other side it wont be a standard fan, more than likely

craig_s

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11th Apr 07 at 23:17

if its on the other side it wont be a standard fan, more than likely

your probably right nut i havent had chance to have a look yet as ive been to busy.has any one else had there fan this way?maybe you could try puttin yours on the same way mark

[Edited on 11-04-2007 by sri power]

ainsley_brader

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11th Apr 07 at 23:49

std fan sucks if you put it on the front of the rad it will be trying to suck when it should be blowing!

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12th Apr 07 at 00:03

I have slim Pacet fan to go on the front of the radiator. I really don't like the looks of the modded standard rads - they seem a bit flimsy and often hit the manifold. You can get them off of Ebay for fairly cheap...

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12th Apr 07 at 00:05

quote:
Originally posted by ainsley_brader
std fan sucks if you put it on the front of the rad it will be trying to suck when it should be blowing!

If you swap the polarities of the wiring then it changes the direction the fan spins. It's how I used to have mine, but it was a bit too fat to fit behind the front bumper properly.

craig_s

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12th Apr 07 at 19:12

quote:
Originally posted by ainsley_brader
std fan sucks if you put it on the front of the rad it will be trying to suck when it should be blowing!

what difference will it make as long as the fan blades are facing the same way it will still cool the rad as it would on the other side

ainsley_brader

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12th Apr 07 at 22:52

quote:
Originally posted by sri power

quote:
Originally posted by ainsley_brader
std fan sucks if you put it on the front of the rad it will be trying to suck when it should be blowing!

what difference will it make as long as the fan blades are facing the same way it will still cool the rad as it would on the other side

no because the fan would be trying to suck the air from the engine side through the engine while the wind would be trying to blow fresh air through from the outside!

ainsley_brader

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12th Apr 07 at 22:53

quote:
Originally posted by ed

quote:
Originally posted by ainsley_brader
std fan sucks if you put it on the front of the rad it will be trying to suck when it should be blowing!
If you swap the polarities of the wiring then it changes the direction the fan spins. It's how I used to have mine, but it was a bit too fat to fit behind the front bumper properly.

A lot of fan blades are shaped to spin in a particular direction though not all are reversible in this way!

craig_s

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13th Apr 07 at 22:02

quote:
Originally posted by ainsley_brader

quote:
Originally posted by sri power

quote:
Originally posted by ainsley_brader
std fan sucks if you put it on the front of the rad it will be trying to suck when it should be blowing!

what difference will it make as long as the fan blades are facing the same way it will still cool the rad as it would on the other side

no because the fan would be trying to suck the air from the engine side through the engine while the wind would be trying to blow fresh air through from the outside!