MX5 Cooling & Rad

[Cropper]

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[Dave F]

Originally Posted by Cropper

If you check out the last 3 pictures you can see the radiator air deflectors in place. The left & right bolt onto the side of the radiator nicely. I also managed to use the MX5 fab on the merc rad, again this bolted on nicely, my donor had a/c so don't know if the fan is the same as the rest. Hope this helps your decision.

Thoses deflectors look good, I'd planned to make them out of plastic but I'm liking the look of the alloy. I'm still leading towards the Merc as I often find myself in traffic for no reason so for the small extra cost it will give me a little bit of peice of mind.

[Ianr]

Originally Posted by Dave F

So is it T'ed into the top rad pipe, that's what I was thinking but not sure if the system would function as it should.

Yes that's correct - and it seems to work fine with the fan cutting in after being stationary for what seems ages and then cutting out shortly after (standard MX5 fan)

[Ianr]

Originally Posted by Cropper

I have put deflectors in the nose to help the air decide that it should go through the radiator rather than round it!

I like your Renault Scenic center rear seats - I used the outer pair from the same car - very comfortable indeed

[Cropper]

Thanks, the seats work well & were a bargain, one cost £10 the other was an extortionate £30, runners were off a smart car, eBay special!!

When I took the car for it's Iva, there was lots of idling time but very little fan cutting in, it had to be encouraged to get hot to prove the fan worked!