Cooling

[jamesnedtaylor]

Old landys ive seen a few with them on but has anyone on here put one of those electric fans in front of the rad to help cool the engine



cheers james

[gromit]

They tend to be fitted instead of the engine mounted fan.

If you look in the UK Land Rover magazines they often remove the original fan and fit a Kenlowe electric fan instead.

Advantages, only comes on when needed.
Doesn't splash water around under the bonnet when doing a river crossing.
Lets the system warm up quicker on a cold day.

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Colin

[Johnno1969]

My vehicle's got one; it's actually a relic from when the Landy had a Holden engine in it and no engine fan. The electric fan is pretty much surplus to requirements now, but I have kept it.

[mick88]

I have a Holden engine in my short wheel base and I only run thermo fans, on a heavy duty Torana radiator.
One fourteen inch in front of the radiator and two ten inch behind it, but I only have one ten inch operational at the moment. The second ten inch is optional (overide switch) if I really need it come on in extreme summer conditions. As thermo fans are more efficient on single core radiators like all the modern vehicles seem to have, the push pull effect with fans either side of the radiator works extremely well. If you use the vehicle in a situation where you are stopping a lot you can wire up the thermo fans so that they come on when the brake/brake lights are on so the vehicle doesn't warm up whilst stationary.

cheers, Mick.

[Phil B]

Mine has a Kenlowe in front of the standard S3 radiator switched by a thermocouple attached to the radiator and a switch over ride on the dash.
I have removed the crank driven fan.
Works well but haven't been through summer yet
Phil

[jamesnedtaylor]

I was planing on having duel cooling and leaving the old metal fan in there I dunno if she runs a bit hot yet it's just been moving round the yard not real far but thanks all I keep it updated

[Phil B]

The standard Series LR cooling system with engine fan works well without assisted cooling, sometimes too well in fact.
I am assuming you are running a standard engine, engine fan and radiator.
If you are having a problem with overheating I would look at the reason first rather than a band aid solution.
Check:
the radiator core for blockages
the thermostat (skirted type) for operation
the whole system for leaks and blockages
the fan belt for tightness
the temp gauge for function with a laser thermometer (cheap ones are ok)

If all of these are ok you will not need the added complication of fans unless you choose to install them.

Phil

[JDNSW]

As Phil says, but add to his list of things to check is you should ensure the radiator shroud is in place.

The only time you should have any worries about cooling is if you are operating high power equipment from a PTO (or a high power alternator etc) while stationary, when the engine should be fitted with an eight bladed fane, and probably an oil cooler.

John

[Phil B]

X2 John's thoughts.

Phil.

[chazza]

Check also the ignition timing - too much advance will cause over-heating,

Cheers Charlie

[JDNSW]

Check also the ignition timing - too much advance will cause over-heating,

Cheers Charlie

Other way - too much advance causes pinging, but too retarded causes overheating.

I remember when I was a small boy someone pointed out to my father one night that the engine of his Ford T was on fire. It wasn't - the bright light was the exhaust manifold, as the link from the spark control lever to the timer had fallen off, leaving the timer fully retarded.

John