<VV> 90 degree cooling fans

[LonzoVair at aol.com]

Harry,
Sounds like the way the Franklin was cooled, a large fan on the end of the  
crankshaft. The early Franklin engineers found you can get a better 
(larger-  more uniform) cooling done by "sucking" the air past something. If you 
"blow"  the air through what you want cooled it will only cool what the fan is 
pointed  at. They figured a fan sucking air over something may cool more 
with less... at  least according to an old book I have from 1920, "Everyman's 
Guide To Automobile  Care & Maintenence"...
Keep in mind they were dealing with inline six  engines (and later an 
almost 400 cubic inch V12).
Later,
Lonzo
 
 
In a message dated 7/14/2012 2:05:23 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
hyarnell1 at earthlink.net writes:

I  remember the cooling fan (squirrel cage)
on my '72 VW bus was on the end of  the crankshaft. Very clever.


-----Original Message-----
From:  virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
[mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org]  On Behalf Of Ron
Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2012 1:19 PM
To:  virtualvairs at corvair.org; Tony Underwood
Subject: Re: <VV> 90 degree  cooling fans

How is the blower driven on that  engine?
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tony Underwood"  <tony.underwood at cox.net>
To:  <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2012 9:22  AM
Subject: <VV> 90 degree cooling fans


>
> Back  to cooling fans again?
> Check out the fan on this 917 Porsche, being  started for the first
> time in decades.
> _http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tU0r99fyD0U&feature=related_ 
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tU0r99fyD0U&feature=related) 
>  tony..
>
> PS:   There is one of these rocketships in  the UK that is TAGGED and
> STREET  DRIVEN.