Electric Radiator Fan on an 845

[Tomcat]

I am looking at the option of fitting an electric fan to the radiator on my 845cc.
Appears to be enough room in top of radiator to fit a srew in fitment.
My search has shown someone fitted a Kenlowe system on a push system rather than 1108 pull system.
Any thoughts on this please?
Thanks

 

[christoph]

Spal fans are the best very slim can be fitted through the rad core with special fittings used on my r4 no probs they shift loads of air and reliable beware of far eastern copies

 

[Tomcat]

Thanks for that.
Have used Spal before on other cars I have owned.
Point noted about far eastern copies.

 

[David M]

I'd be very interested in knowing your solution after your research. I would guess that a pull through system would be more discreet as it would be mostly hidden if it will fit behind the radiator after removing the water pump driven one.
Is that your plan?

 

[Tomcat]

I'd be very interested in knowing your solution after your research. I would guess that a pull through system would be more discreet as it would be mostly hidden if it will fit behind the radiator after removing the water pump driven one.
Is that your plan?

Hi David
Yes, basically that is the plan. Use a thermal switch in the top wired through a relay to operate the fan.
There should be enough room but this will become apparent after further investigation.
On my Lancia Montecarlo I used 2 fans. One through the thermal switch and the second manually through an on/off switch.
Will see what develops and advise on here.
Regards
Tom

 

[Tomcat]

Some further research and located these pictures.
My assessment would be that an electric fan will not fit in that space without fouling the centre rod. Hence installing a push type fan as shown.

 

[Tomcat]

Another picture

 

[mr-reno-139]

Make sure you check gearstick clearance as well
But then again you seem very thorough on your engineering ☺
Funny enough had trouble on my f6 getting 1st gear ignored it until it boiled up in traffic one day the fan motor had fallen off and sitting on top of gearbox

 

[Tomcat]

Paul
Comes of having "got it wrong" before.

 

[Azazello]

Why aren't you just keeping the original belt driven fan?

 

[Tomcat]

Why aren't you just keeping the original belt driven fan?

I have always believed that 'power' is absorbed into driving the fan round. There is little enough on a 845 so to my mind, worth investigating.
The 1108 has a fan by original design.