blakep82
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posted on 15/11/11 at 11:45 PM |
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rad fan mounting kit
got one of those £19 radiator fans off ebay the other day, looks good. came with a universal fitting kit that threads through the fins on the
radiator. all good there
the kit consists of 4 plastic ties with securing clips, 8 foam pads, and 4 springs
I'm guessing the order is:
Plastic tie, foam pad, radiator, foam pad, fan, spring, securing clip?
does that sound about right? or does the spring go somewhere else?
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Ben_Copeland
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posted on 16/11/11 at 05:38 AM |
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I 'think' the spring goes under the fan between the radiator and fan. But I'm sure some one will confirm.
Also expect lots of people telling you not to use that kit.
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robinj66
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posted on 16/11/11 at 07:04 AM |
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I think the problem that Ben is refering to is that the ties tend to stretch over time and then start to act like a saw, cutting through the rad
matrix. One way of overcoming this is to run the ties through plastic tube . HTH
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scootz
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posted on 16/11/11 at 09:17 AM |
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... that's if the ties don't snap when you breathe in their general direction!
It's Evolution Baby!
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Craigorypeck
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posted on 16/11/11 at 09:23 AM |
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I put the spring behind fan... tie-spring-fan-foam-rad-foam-clip.
Makes the most sense to me, I think, the whole operation is kept secure and the spring takes up the slack.
Edit just noticed you did the same just from the other direction... lol
Mines been on for 3 years, driven 3-4 days a week. not moved or caused any damage yet
[Edited on 16/11/11 by Craigorypeck]
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blakep82
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posted on 16/11/11 at 10:53 AM |
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i know they're not brilliant, plan to use a bit of heat shrink to protect the radiator itself, besides the radiator is a second hand effort, so
the ties will do for now til i get a proper new radiator. when that happens i'll look at a proper aluminium mounting thing
but as Craigorypeck says, its as i thought it would be, so thats good.
"for professional installation" was their excuse for not sending out any kind of instructions lol
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