j_radcliffe
Active Member
I was wondering if anyone has experience fitting a Kenlowe fan to a 2000 automatic. The car is a 1969 2000 automatic, with an separate transmission cooler, which is fitted in front of the fan. So I need a fan which fits behind the radiator. I could with the extra hp not having that mechanical fan would result in.
The Rover 2000 automatic is in Australia, and it can get hot, like 44 degrees C, or 110 degrees F in February. The car stays in the green, but only just, and stop start in traffic is the biggest time for the engine to start to build up heat. It currently has a 6 blade fan, and heavy duty radiator core, and 30A generator. Does anyone have some ideas as the what would be the correct fan to fit to this, and how much current would this draw. Do these fans draw current when they are not running? Can you just hook them to the battery, so they will continue to cool after shut down of the motor, and help keep the fuel vapourisation in the carbs down on a hot day. Which would be the correct fan to use. Maybe use a turbo timer type set up, so the fan can run for 5 minutes after turning off the ignition, to cool things down.
My 66 Rover 2000 TC runs much cooler. I run a 180 degree thermostat in it, rather than 160 in the automatic, just to get it up on the gauge. It has no crankcase recirculation, and no transmission cooler, which seems to make a lot of difference.
James.
The Rover 2000 automatic is in Australia, and it can get hot, like 44 degrees C, or 110 degrees F in February. The car stays in the green, but only just, and stop start in traffic is the biggest time for the engine to start to build up heat. It currently has a 6 blade fan, and heavy duty radiator core, and 30A generator. Does anyone have some ideas as the what would be the correct fan to fit to this, and how much current would this draw. Do these fans draw current when they are not running? Can you just hook them to the battery, so they will continue to cool after shut down of the motor, and help keep the fuel vapourisation in the carbs down on a hot day. Which would be the correct fan to use. Maybe use a turbo timer type set up, so the fan can run for 5 minutes after turning off the ignition, to cool things down.
My 66 Rover 2000 TC runs much cooler. I run a 180 degree thermostat in it, rather than 160 in the automatic, just to get it up on the gauge. It has no crankcase recirculation, and no transmission cooler, which seems to make a lot of difference.
James.