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Old 04-16-2005, 06:34 PM
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Electric fan installation on 101 Giulia Spider

Hi Folks,

Has anyone on the digest installed an electric fan on a 750-101 Alfa Spider? If so, what diameter did you use, and did you mount in front of, or behind (not very much clearance) the radiator? The 12-inch diameter fan that Centerline sells for this application is too laarge. Looks like a 6 to 8-inch diameter fan might work (as a pusher-type).

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Old 04-17-2005, 03:19 PM
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i've done it on multiple 105/115 cars, using an 11" pusher fan from JC Whitney. They have the same fan in a 9" as well. The point is, most of these fans are generic in terms of their motors and mounting arrangements, so you basically get the biggest one that will fit. i didn't think the 750/101 cars had dramatically smaller radiators than the 105's, so maybe the 11" would fit on yours as well. it wouldn't matter if the fan extended beyond the center cooling fin section, as you could have a rad. shop weld/solder tabs from the seams of the upper and lower rad tanks to use as attaching points for the fan. if you must use a small 9" fan, the only concern would be the fans ability to move enough air through the radiator in worst case situations, ie. stop n go traffic on a hot day. if the car is a weekend tourer and not subject to such conditions, then it likely will not matter, since once you get going over 35 or 40 mph, the fan is just along for the ride.

as far as the fan switch is concerned, the most elegant solution is to get a mounting switch bung from a mid/late 80's Saab 900 Turbo which has it mounted on a short section of pipe inline on the upper radiator hose, and install this pipe/bung on the lower radiator hose of your Giulietta. add an OEM Alfetta fan switch, which will thread right in and is set at 185 deg, plus as an extra safeguard wire in a manual toggle override, and the whole thing is good to go. doing it this way allows you to dispense with all of the various generic switches which all have mickey mouse hose or surface probes.

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Electric fan installation 101 Spider, reply to reply

Peter -- thanks for responding to my inquiry about installation of an electric fan on a 101 Giulia Spider (1963). I was able to take some measurements of available clearances on a friends 1956 Giulietta Spider. There's precious little space behind the radiator (between the radiator backside and the water pump pulley) for an electric fan. In the front side, there's a chassis stiffening bar that runs from side to side just below the top tank of the radiator. A small (6 or 7 inch) fan will fit below the bar.....which should provide enough air movement to keep everything cool. I'm not planning to use the Giulia as a commuter car -- and thus will rarely see "idling while stuck in traffic" situations. Thanks again -- Jim
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Old 05-01-2005, 08:36 AM
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let me know how it works out

I may get stuck in traffic in So. Cal but originally from Iowa.
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Jim, does this mean you are close to getting your car on the road again? I can't wait to see it. Bring it to some Chicago events! For those who don't know Jim, his car is truly a labor of love. A lot of work has gone into restoring a car he has owned for a very long time!

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Old 05-29-2005, 11:11 PM
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Jim;
105 cars are different in that the fan is removable. I did my 71 gtv, new electric fan on the inside and it was sensational. My '59 spider veloce came with one, but the PE (previous owner) had machined the fan blades off the pulley to make room for the electric fan assembly on the engine side of the radiator. That pulley was too deeply grooved to reused, so we machined a new pulley out of aluminum and will install the electric fan engine side of the radiator. The nice thing about the centerline fan was the mounting bracketry, although I made up some auxilliary aluminum bracketry following the suspenders and a belt design mandate.
In so cal, one must stay cool. Driving an alfa is a good start.
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