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tom t
22-12-2008, 15:04
which way should my rad fan spin? thanks

jantheeven
22-12-2008, 15:35
Not quite sure from the top of my head... but it should suck air from the outside, through the radiator, so you should feel the wind blowing through the engine bay ;)
I once had it spinning in the wrong direction due to a mistake in the new wiring loom... got kinda warm whilst at stand still... took me quite a while to figure out that this was the cause :sad2:

James5
22-12-2008, 15:47
Anti-clockwise will suck

jantheeven
22-12-2008, 15:51
:D

tom t
22-12-2008, 16:13
cheers dudes think ive got it right now. i did have it the other way round aswell.

so standing in front of the car the fan should spin towards the drivers side? just to be sure cheers

Scoff
22-12-2008, 16:22
look at the angle of the fins, it needs to pull air through the radiator into the bay.

markey b
22-12-2008, 19:42
Not quite sure from the top of my head... but it should suck air from the outside, through the radiator, so you should feel the wind blowing through the engine bay ;)
I once had it spinning in the wrong direction due to a mistake in the new wiring loom... got kinda warm whilst at stand still... took me quite a while to figure out that this was the cause :sad2:

had same prob... confused me for a whole evening! lol

tom t
22-12-2008, 23:31
think ive got it going the right way. before i changed it there was alot more air coming through towards the front off the car. cheers guys

fishead
23-12-2008, 11:29
hold a piece of paper in front of the rad if your unsure, if it pulls it towards rad its right, if it blows it away its wrong

James5
23-12-2008, 11:52
hold a piece of paper in front of the rad if your unsure, if it pulls it towards rad its right, if it blows it away its wrong


:agree:May be simple but it works:D