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« on: July 26, 2007, 17:42:30 »
Just got a pair of rad fans from a P38 to fit to my classic,do these fit on the inside or do they blow and fit on the outside.Cheers Pete

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« Reply #1 on: July 26, 2007, 17:59:22 »
Are they the condensor fans?
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« Reply #2 on: July 26, 2007, 18:14:40 »
Don't know mate it's a pair of fans about 12 inch in dia each.Just wondered if anyone knew,I can always test them and see which way the wind blows :lol: .Cheers Pete

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« Reply #3 on: July 26, 2007, 19:47:59 »
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Are they the condensor fans?


Thought the P38 still used a viscous fan for rad?  :?
So I think they COULD be

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« Reply #4 on: July 27, 2007, 00:31:26 »
Quote from: "Pete5844 as was"
Don't know mate it's a pair of fans about 12 inch in dia each.Just wondered if anyone knew,I can always test them and see which way the wind blows :lol: .Cheers Pete


Sounds like the condenser fans to me, the P38 uses a viscous fan for the cooling of the rad (and then switches those condenser fans on when the engine is getting really warm or when the HeVAC ECU needs them on for the A/C).  They fit on the front of the rad (or if you had a P38, on the front of the condenser) and blow towards the engine if that makes sense :lol:

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« Reply #5 on: July 27, 2007, 07:20:49 »
On the P38 the fans are the the furhtest thing forward other than the trim panels. Odds are though that you could reverse the power connections if you wanted to and make them spin the other way.
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