Re: fans and shrouds

["Ron Ewing" <ron.ewing@domain.elided>]

    Greetings.  Just wondering how necessary the shroud is, for all the
trouble it can cause.  I've run 4 cyl Alfas for years shroudless w/o any
overheating problems.  Removing it greatly increases accessibility, and
avoids the common problem of the fan hitting the shroud, disintegrating, and
taking the radiator with it.  Sure, there's some marginal improvement of
cooling capacity with one, but if everything else is in good shape, they are
unneeded for normal driving conditions in my experience.  Maybe it makes
enough of a difference at the track when running 10/10ths,  but otherwise
no, IMHO.  Thoughts?  Cheers, Ron.

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