cooling fan mounting bolts

hedoshedo2 · Post by **hedoshedo2** » Wed Sep 03, 2014 12:08 pm

Im wondering if studs and nuts would be a better solution than the factory bolt set up...comments?

Miles Chappell · Post by **Miles Chappell** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 2:35 am

There's not enough room to slide the fan back and clear the studs. I
have a GL1000 electric cooling fan on my coupe so there is no side load on the bolts
to shear off the bolts at the head & cylinders. And there's no squeeking from bad
bearings and belt. And your clutch cable won't get cut in half when it rides on the
adjusting pulley.
Miles

Robert James · Post by **Robert James** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 6:27 am

The electric fan is intriguing. �Is it always on and how much does it draw?
Bob Tracy

On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 2:35 AM, 'Miles Chappell #10321'
z600miles@...
[2cylinderhondas]
�
> There's not enough room to slide the fan back
> and clear the studs. I
> have a GL1000 electric cooling fan on
> my�coupe so there is no side load on the bolts
> to shear off the bolts at the head &
> cylinders. And there's no squeeking from bad
> bearings and belt. And your clutch cable won't
> get cut in half when it rides on the
> adjusting pulley.
> �
> Miles

Kurt · Post by **Kurt** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 6:52 am

I've been running mine for about a year now and have had no problems. I believe I got a little extra power out of the deal as well not having to drive the old fan with the belt. I do have mine on all the time, it's wire thru a relay off the ign. I do not know what the actual draw is but it's not much, the fan only has 18ga wire and a 5amp fuse. If your not trying to restore the car back to stock then I would recommend the swap to anyone that wants to improve the performance.
MicroMonster Kurt

On Sep 4, 2014, at 6:27 AM, "Robert James
rjamesblues@...
[2cylinderhondas]" wrote:
The electric fan is intriguing. Is it always on and how much does it draw?
Bob
Tracy
On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 2:35 AM, 'Miles Chappell #10321'
z600miles@...
[2cylinderhondas]
There's not enough room to slide the fan back
> and clear the studs. I
> have a GL1000 electric cooling fan on
> my coupe so there is no side load on the bolts
> to shear off the bolts at the head &
> cylinders. And there's no squeeking from bad
> bearings and belt. And your clutch cable won't
> get cut in half when it rides on the
> adjusting pulley.
> Miles

Robert James · Post by **Robert James** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 6:59 am

Thanks, I will probably pick you brain later for details on mounting!
Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 4, 2014, at 6:52 AM, "Kurt
micromonster02@...
[2cylinderhondas]" wrote:
I've been running mine for about a year now and have had no problems. I believe I got a little extra power out of the deal as well not having to drive the old fan with the belt. I do have mine on all the time, it's wire thru a relay off the ign. I do not know what the actual draw is but it's not much, the fan only has 18ga wire and a 5amp fuse. If your not trying to restore the car back to stock then I would recommend the swap to anyone that wants to improve the performance.
MicroMonster Kurt
On Sep 4, 2014, at 6:27 AM, "Robert James
rjamesblues@...
[2cylinderhondas]" wrote:
> The electric fan is intriguing. Is it always on and how much does it draw?
> Bob
> Tracy
> On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 2:35 AM, 'Miles Chappell #10321'
> z600miles@...
> [2cylinderhondas]
> 2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com
> wrote:
> > There's not enough room to slide the fan back
> > and clear the studs. I
> > have a GL1000 electric cooling fan on
> > my coupe so there is no side load on the bolts
> > to shear off the bolts at the head &
> > cylinders. And there's no squeeking from bad
> > bearings and belt. And your clutch cable won't
> > get cut in half when it rides on the
> > adjusting pulley.
> > Miles

Dr. Whiting · Post by **Dr. Whiting** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 8:09 am

From a practical sense, studs would make the removal of the fan housing more difficult. Not much clearance to start with and there is no improvement in strength.

Bryan O_Shaughnessy · Post by **Bryan O_Shaughnessy** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 2:56 pm

Jeez, why didn't we all think of this? Gain slight horsepower, no belt maintenance or replacement, faster delivery of engine heat to the cabin...
Good on ya'!
On Thursday, September 4, 2014 10:09 AM, "Dr. Whiting theenginebuilder@... [2cylinderhondas]" wrote:

> From a practical sense, studs would make the removal of the fan housing more difficult. Not much clearance to start with and there is no improvement in strength.

Bryan O_Shaughnessy · Post by **Bryan O_Shaughnessy** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 2:57 pm

...and the opportunity to install a thermostat for the best op temperature.
On Thursday, September 4, 2014 4:53 PM, Bryan O'Shaughnessy wrote:

> Jeez, why didn't we all think of this? Gain slight horsepower, no belt maintenance or replacement, faster delivery of engine heat to the cabin...
> Good on ya'!
> On Thursday, September 4, 2014 10:09 AM, "Dr. Whiting theenginebuilder@... [2cylinderhondas]" > wrote:
> > From a practical sense, studs would make the removal of the fan housing more difficult. Not much clearance to start with and there is no improvement in strength.

artremai · Post by **artremai** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 4:03 pm

Actually the fan speed is factored in with the speed of the engine giving you the best cooling option, IMHO.
An electric fan is one speed.
The pulleys look awesome, I like the way they look, makes the car that much more unique.
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From: "Bryan O'Shaughnessy bryanoshaughnessy@... [2cylinderhondas]"
Date:09/04/2014 2:54 PM (GMT-08:00)
To: 2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [2cylinderhondas] Re: cooling fan mounting bolts
...and the opportunity to install a thermostat for the best op temperature.
On Thursday, September 4, 2014 4:53 PM, Bryan O'Shaughnessy wrote:

> Jeez, why didn't we all think of this? Gain slight horsepower, no belt maintenance or replacement, faster delivery of engine heat to the cabin...
> Good on ya'!
> On Thursday, September 4, 2014 10:09 AM, "Dr. Whiting theenginebuilder@... [2cylinderhondas]" > wrote:
> > From a practical sense, studs would make the removal of the fan housing more difficult. Not much clearance to start with and there is no improvement in strength.

dwb_07 · Post by **dwb_07** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 8:03 pm

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