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4x4
OFF ROAD VEHICLES
Go anywhere 4x4 off road vehicle manufacturers fit a larger
than average belt driven engine fan just in case you are the one in
a million who tow two ton across the Sahara! However, as most owners
spend the majority of their time on the road you suffer the noise
of a large continuously driven viscous fixed fan, moving a lot of
air to over cool your engine and to waste around 8.5% of fuel or performance.
Replacing the belt driven engine fan with a Kenlowe thermo-electric
fan makes any 4x4 drive more like a car, much quieter and less tiring
on a run combined with around 8.5% fuel saving or 8.5% extra performance.
In addition the engine and therefore the heater, warm up quicker to
a more efficient operating temperature without cold air being blown
over a cold engine! The engine also becomes more flexible and free
revving which is invaluable when overtaking, you even need fewer gear
changes which can be a relief on long journeys. Removal of the engine
fan overcomes the risk of drowned electric's from water spray when
fording. For off road vehicles fitted with air-conditioning radiator
in front of the water radiator apply for recommendation from Kenlowe
Technical Services |
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CLASSIC
AND VINTAGE CARS
Many
classic and vintage cars were designed in an era where today's density
of traffic was an unseen nightmare and our motorways all too often
resemble traffic jams resulting in engines which overheat all too
readily. Engine damage can result and with parts becoming expensive
or no longer available it can be essential to fit a Kenlowe secondary
booster fan in preparation for using your classic on today's roads.
Classic or historic car rallies in the U.K. and the hotter climates
of Southern Europe increase the necessity for improved cooling. Use
a Kenlowe thermo electric fan to provide insurance against damage
caused by overheating on today's congested roads. Kenlowe thermo-electric
fans are also available for use in place of the belt driven fan on
vehicles with no history of overheating, to replace the original equipment
electric fans fitted as standard on some classic cars in the 1960's,
70's and 80's. Select a suitable size or advise vehicle details -
Kenlowe's classic car advisory department, established over 40 years,
has experience of almost every car from pre-war Bentley to post war
classics such as the Jaguar 'E' type to name just two. |
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REPLICA
AND KIT CARS
Many
replica cars have special cooling needs because the radiator size
or efficiency may not be as great as the original designed for the
engine. In addition the air intake or exit from under the bonnet may
be limited and a belt driven fan could be too far from the radiator
to be efficient! All will lead to a cooling system which) in high
summer allows overheating! Use a Kenlowe fan for improved traffic
cooling, around 8.5% power or fuel saving, a quicker warm up etc.
Alternatively use the Kenlowe fan in addition to a belt driven fan
for extra cooling. A Kenlowe fan is available for almost all replica
cars. |
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COMPETITION
CARS
Rallies,
trials and club meetings have created a wide range of specially modified
road cars or purpose built competition cars. All have special cooling
requirements. Kenlowe's wide range and extensive experience ensures
a suitable model of Kenlowe thermo-electric fan is available.
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REPLACEMENT
ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT VISCOUS OR ELECTRIC FANS
Original
equipment replacement Viscous slip clutch fans are almost always more
expensive than a Kenlowe thermo-electric fan which has the advantage
of improved m.p.g., reduced noise and a quicker warp-up. Whilst the
benefits alone make a strong case, the financial saving when compared
with parts for cars from mainland Europe and the Far East can be significant.
Kenlowe replacement Original Equipment Electric fans are a low cost,
high quality, immediately available option for British, European,
Japanese and American manufactured cars. Models are generally directly
interchangeable and therefore easily installed. Alternatively, use
a larger size Kenlowe for improved cooling - universal mountings make
installation simple. Kenlowe thermo-electric fans are available for
almost all vehicles fitted with a viscous fan or an original equipment
electric fan - ring Kenlowe Technical Services for details, price
and your nearest stockist. |
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EXTRA
COOLING
Overheating
can be caused by the extra load imposed on the cooling system by automatic
gearboxes, air conditioning systems, high summer ambient air temperatures,
cooling system design limitations, silting of the cooling system due
to age and hard water deposits but more often than not simply because
you tow a caravan or get stuck in a traffic jam! |
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TRAFFIC
DRIVING
Traffic
jams in congested urban areas or even on motorways can involve hours
and miles of stop/start driving which many cooling systems fail to
cope with. On a motorway tailback in particular, the vehicle arrives
at the hold-up with heatsoak at saturation point and any additional
heat generated has to be dispersed instantly by creating extra cooling
airflow. In traffic with no forward speed a KENLOWE thermo-electric
fan is often needed to provide this extra cooling! Belt driven engine
fans are limited to tickover and vehicles cooled by a single electric
fan covering half the radiator area often only realise 50% of radiator's
heat exchange potential! |
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CARAVAN
TOWING makes
any car engine work harder which may not be surprising when you consider
that an 18 cwt. (914 kilo) caravan is equal to carrying an extra fourteen
10 stone people in addition to your normal family! It is, therefore,
not unusual for many caravanners to find that their cooling system
fails to cope a long way from home whilst on holiday! Overheating
is often the result of inadequate airflow to deal with the considerably
greater heat generated when towing uphill or during stop start traffic.
(Heat passes from the radiator on the air in proportion to the air
volume/velocity exiting the radiator!) |
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VISCOUS
OR FIXED ENGINE DRIVEN FANS often
need a KENLOWE
booster fan mounted in front of the radiator to force feed the engine
fan to increase the exit volume of air from the radiator or address
areas of the radiator not efficiently cooled by the engine fan. In
traffic an engine fan's performance is limited by tickover revs and
at higher revs the viscous clutch fans slip a little which is fine
when travelling solo on the flat but on hills with a caravan in tow
this works against you - towing means higher revs and less speed and
therefore just as you need more cooling you have less incoming airflow
and less airflow from the viscous fan! |
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SINGLE
ELECTRIC FANS covering
only a proportion of the car's radiator area can prove "adequate"
when solo but tow duty often needs the full radiator potential to
be realised. Maximising the radiator's performance can be achieved
with a second thermo-electric fan mounted either alongside the original
or if space is limited, on the other side of the radiator biased to
the unassisted area (overlap of a blowing and suction fan has "positive"
advantages). The secondary KENLOWE fan system has the benefit of being
powerful yet quiet, continuously rated and therefore able to work
all day if need be. (An original equipment electric fan is nearly
always intermittently rated!) In addition the KENLOWE fan has its
own automatic temperature control which is adjustable enabling the
cut in temperature to be set to activate sooner or later than the
existing fan - a secondary additional KENLOWE fan ensures that you
have not got all your cooling eggs in one basket! |
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