I thought about using an electric fan, too but the added noise wouldn't be
good. Also my kids were always complaining about the rear seat getting so
hot. So, if you blow the air into the engine compartment I figured it would
get even hotter. I put a bank of three 4-inch computer fans over the
muffler area and the hot air that was blowing into the engine compartment
now blows out the vents. I'm planning on making another bracket for the
other side of the engine later this winter. My temperature gauge went from
the hot side of the "L" in Normal to the cool side of the "A" when I'm in
the water. I usually let some water stay in the bilge to cool down the oil
pan as well. It gets pretty hot here in Texas and this lets us use the car
in the summer time, too. I'll take some pictures if anyone is interested.
There were no alterations to the car. The brackets are pushed under the
existing cross-members in the engine cover and I used a little silicone
adhesive to hold them in place.

-- Warren
Austin, TX


> Message: 14
> Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 03:20:21 -0000
> From: "John Friese" <jfriese@mindspring.com>
> Subject: Re: Engine cooling / Fan noise
>
> Hello Dave,
>
> Actually, I tried a number of different fans including the Triumph
> fan clutch system and various flex fans but none of them cooled like
> the stock Amphicar fan. The problem with the Amphi fan is that it
> gets incredibly noisy at high speed.




        
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