Re: alfa-digest V9 #135

[GLewis4457@domain.elided]

In a message dated 12/22/2002 7:31:49 AM Central Standard Time, 
owner-alfa-digest@domain.elided writes:

> >Subject: Exploded Spider Fan
> >
> >>No, not me, the engine fan.  Finally suffered the dreded fan
> >>failure at about 3,000rpm in east nowhere.  Fortunately no other
> >>damage.  Can someone recommend an electric fan conversion?
> >>The victim is an '85 Graduate.  Thanks.
> >
> >I looked into this when my fan blew, but I found that the later
> >Spiders
> >with A/C are difficult to convert, since the condenser is mounted
> >right
> >where you would normally mount the electric fan in a push
> >configuration.
> >A pull configuration (on the engine side of the radiator) was going to
> >be impossible without swapping out the water pump for a '90+ model.
> >Since my A/C works and I prefer to keep it, I finally just bought a
> >new
> >plastic fan.
> >
> >If you do trash the condenser, there's a nice tech article on
> >AlfaCentro
> >with the procedure for installing a "push" electric fan.
> >http://www.alfacentro.com/features/fan/
> >
> >Good Luck!
> >
> >Jason Arrington
> >'87 Spider Quad
> >
> 
>  I happen to be in the process of installing an electric fan on the 
> back side of my 78 Spider's radiator and was also about to come to the 
> conclusion that it would not clear the water pump pulley.  It will!  
> Barely.
> 

Another solution, while you are there anyway, is to replace the current water 
pump with one from an Alfetta.  It had electric fans OEM and the water pump 
does not have that pully on the from, giving more clearance.

Jerry in Houston
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