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From: T i m on 23 Apr 2007 17:38
On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 22:01:40 +0100, "Gio" <x(a)x.co.uk> wrote:


>Funny enough we had a Rickman but the larger Space Ranger.

I know it and had I had a choice may well have got one. We picked our
std Ranger (as a van) as an un started project and save a few hundred
quid ;-)

> That was
>converted to Diesel via an old Ford P100 engine and gearbox.

The 2L Pinto out of my Sierra was set-aside for transplanting into the
Ranger but as it's not being used much at the moment it would just
cost more to have sitting there (TAX / Insurance etc).

>For simplicity
>I opted to use a standard Ford electric fan and top hose (that had a built
>in thermo switch) to activate the fan.

Sounds a good solution ..

>You must have quite a bit of room between the rad and the front of the
>engine (or even in front of the rad and grill)

Rad and engine, space I was reserving for the Pinto? The Kenlowe fan
is quite thin and the fan motor isn't far from the grille (10mm?) and
the fan itself is very close to the rad (2mm).

>so a visit to the local scrap
>yard should give you a cheap replacement

Well, that's what I would have done first thing a few years ago but 1)
most of the local scrap yards have long since gone and 2) those that
are left seem limited to fairly late stuff or a single make (and / or
are expensive)?

> although of course you would have
>to manufacture the appropriate brackets unless the Kenlow support bars could
>be used.

They were my support bars <g> but yes I'd be happy to mod stuff it I
had the time to do it all (impending MOT). Once through the MOT I can
play away but I've got another 100 things I *really* should do first
;-(

All the best ..

T i m
From: tony.hart on 24 Apr 2007 02:10
My Ranger has a Citroen BX fan mounted in front of the rad, it fits
perfectly & blows a gale when it comes on, cools the injected Pinto
from 100 down to 80 in about 30 sec when stationary.

You might get more ideas by posting on the Owner's club forum at
"http://www.rickmancarsownersclub.org.uk/"

From: T i m on 24 Apr 2007 02:46
On 23 Apr 2007 23:10:35 -0700, tony.hart(a)baesystems.com wrote:

>My Ranger has a Citroen BX fan mounted in front of the rad, it fits
>perfectly & blows a gale when it comes on, cools the injected Pinto
>from 100 down to 80 in about 30 sec when stationary.

Hi Tony and thanks for that. Was it easy to mount, did you have
fabricate much?

Pulling the rad off yesterday and comparing it sizewize with general
purpose fans on the net reminded me how comparitivly small the std
1300 Escort rad is [1] (I guess you have a larger rad in yer
turboinjected 2l? ;-)

With the current rad / hoses there is only about 100mm between the
back of the grille and the front of the rad core.
>
>You might get more ideas by posting on the Owner's club forum at
>"http://www.rickmancarsownersclub.org.uk/"

That seems quite new (and thanks for the heads up).

All these years owning a Ranger and *now* we get a (decent?) forum.
;-)

All the best ..

T i m



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