Ferrari Mailing List: distance between fans and radiator

[Michel Savard (mysavard]

1981 308 GTSi

What's the ideal distance between the fans and the radiator ?

I've taken the condenser out (my post back in december was that it would help air flow considerably, plus I had never used the ac in 9 years, the condenser was really beaten up, lots and lots of flat blades) during the winter, cleaned the radiator and painted it, painted the frame around and under the radiator, etc.

After putting back the radiator, without the condenser, I noticed I can't push my fans in their brackets any closer than 1 1/2" to the radiator. The wires connecting the fan motors are at the back of the motors and are touching the edge of the brackets. So, I can't go any further. Even if I could I think the fan motors would fall off toward the radiator. With the condenser in, the fans were 1/8" close the condenser. Now without the condenser, I was able to push the fans toward the radiator, my guess is I gained 1/4", but they LOOK far even at 1 1/2".

Is that enough ?

 

Thank you!

 

Michael Savard