donut
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| posted on 28/1/03 at 07:47 AM |
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Micra Rad fixings
How have people with micra rads fixed theirs to the chassis? Have you had to make the brackets or are there suitable brackets out there. The rad i
have is from a late model.
fanx
Andy
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
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Mark H
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| posted on 28/1/03 at 09:21 AM |
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Sexy Micra Rad...
Hi Andy,
So it turned up then! Does it look good?
Sorry don't know about mountings though.
All the best,
Mark
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donut
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| posted on 28/1/03 at 07:00 PM |
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Hi Mark
Looks the dogs mate!! Very happy, i just gotta try and sort out a way of fixing it to the chassis???????
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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Mark H
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| posted on 28/1/03 at 07:38 PM |
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Andy,
Took a look at mine for you. Its hard to see from the picture, but there is an L shape tacked to the front of the chassis (we'll call this the top
mount) and a longer L shape tacked to the bottom (lets call this bottom mount - can be seen where horn bolts to it)
The radiator in theory then "lies" against these two mounts, via a steel margin (at 90 degrees from the rad) thats attached to the rad core. On the
micra i think some sort of thin angle needs tacking down the side so it can attach to the mounts.
The further out the bottom mount is, the more acute the angle (so it fits under the nosecone).
Just an aside, the fan goes to the front of the rad.
Hope this helps (and apologies for simple language before i get shot down)
[Edited on 28/1/03 by Mark H]
 
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donut
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| posted on 28/1/03 at 07:45 PM |
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Hi Mark
Bit hard to see but i can definately see the bottom mount. I'll have to wait till i get the chassis so i can do some measuring.
Are you sure the fan goes on the outside? One chap on here has the same rad as me and his fan is on the inside!
What radiator did you get in the end?
Cheers
Andy
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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Mark H
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| posted on 28/1/03 at 08:00 PM |
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My ST was a rolling chassis and had an escort Mk2 already in it, so i didn't need the Micra one.
Now you've got me on the fan! I took it out of the scrap micra myself (with Wadders), and (until this moment when challenged) could swear it was
front fan, but thinking about it, it could well have been on the engine side.
Let me come back to you.
Mark
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James
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| posted on 12/2/03 at 10:37 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mark H
My ST was a rolling chassis and had an escort Mk2 already in it, so i didn't need the Micra one.
Now you've got me on the fan! I took it out of the scrap micra myself (with Wadders), and (until this moment when challenged) could swear it was
front fan, but thinking about it, it could well have been on the engine side.
Let me come back to you.
Mark
Just last month got my rad and fan from older style Micra- the fan was definately on the inside!
HTH,
James
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Mark H
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| posted on 12/2/03 at 02:56 PM |
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Cheers James! Isn't there a way to tell if a fan is suck or blow?
Anyone got a foolproof method?
Cheers.
Mark Harrison and
Q986 KCP back from the dead...
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Metal Hippy™
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| posted on 12/2/03 at 02:59 PM |
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Turn it on
President of the Non-conformist Locost Builders Club. E-mail for details...
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bob
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| posted on 12/2/03 at 03:06 PM |
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Fan direction
quote:
Originally posted by Mark H
Cheers James! Isn't there a way to tell if a fan is suck or blow?
Anyone got a foolproof method?
Cheers.
Mark/James
Have a look at the fan in your office,motors normally run clockwise
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James
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| posted on 12/2/03 at 03:08 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Metal Hippy™
Turn it on
It's both... sucks one side and blows the other!
Seriously though, as the fan is the engine side of the radiator it must suck through the rad and blow the warm air towards the engine- there isn't
really much other way it could work otherwise it'd be blowing out of the front of the car!
HTH,
James
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Metal Hippy™
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| posted on 12/2/03 at 03:09 PM |
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Just run the engine for a bit. Whe the fan kicks in you can find out in no time.
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bob
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| posted on 12/2/03 at 03:16 PM |
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Jeeze
And i thought i could be painfull.
Just power the fan up and see which way it goes,the shape of the blades will denote wether its suck or blow
[Edited on 12/2/03 by bob]
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Metal Hippy™
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| posted on 12/2/03 at 03:19 PM |
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God damn, just run the friggin' engine...
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phil m
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| posted on 12/2/03 at 04:44 PM |
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Just finished mounting my micra rad----initially with the fan on the outside-------then after looking at a manual it shows it on the inside , so this
where it now lies.
as for brackets, it needsd a bit of jiggery pokery. I'll put some pictures of mine on the photos section --phil m rad
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Mark H
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| posted on 14/2/03 at 12:11 PM |
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Handbags ladies...
Well sorry for trying to help a fellow locoster!!
I'll leave turning fans on to them two Russian birds from tatu i think (or Mr Robbie Williams depending on orientation).
Now they're two girls who I wouldn't care if they suck or blow.
Mark Harrison and
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dodgyroger
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| posted on 18/2/03 at 04:02 PM |
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Don't know if this thread is still on-going but here goes.
I fitted a Micra rad to my MK-Indy.
The fan is definitely on the engine side, the same side as the temp sensor and rad outlets.
I removed the steel casing that encases the radiator (and cut off the plastic securing lugs that it attached to) leaving four plastic mounting points
on the radiator (two top, two bottom).
I then made up custom brackets to fit these which was a pain but the end result is fine.
I some pics below that may be useful.
Check out http://www.dodgyroger.com/locost/radiator.jpg
http://www.dodgyroger.com/locost/radbrackets.jpg
http://www.dodgyroger.com/locost/radin.jpg
Roger
http://www.dodgyroger.com/locost
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 19/2/03 at 09:46 PM |
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If you want a really neat fan which goes ahead of the rad, a Mk3 cavalier with air con has a very thin, efficient fan.
Are you all sure a Micra rad is man enough for the job, I havent got my rad yet, but a rad designed to cool 45BHP has got to struggle cooling a motor
churning out 120BHP unless you know different?
if you are using this rad/fan combination, why can't you change the polarity of the fan so it runs backwards?
Metal hippy's method of testing the fan is far too complcated, the best method is to stick you finger in while it is running. If the blood ends up on
the engine it sucks, if it ends up on your trousers. it blows!
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johnston
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| posted on 19/2/03 at 10:31 PM |
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u can reverse the power but u'll burn out the bushes in no time
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