Okay, so I am crazy. The fans pull...which is why they are inefficient without the shroud. I get it. But dude..."fair mount of R&D"?!?? Have you SEEN the wiring diagram? :-) Gus Schlachter VIN #4695 Austin, Texas denverdelorean <denverdelorean@xxxxxxxxx> Sent by: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 09/27/2005 12:40 PM Please respond to dmcnews To dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx cc Subject [DML] Re: Cooling fans The fans are mounted on the back of the radiator, but to my knowledge, they "pull" air through the radiator. The air moves in the correct direction. Whatever it is, it works. These cars did go through a fair amount of r and d before production. Matt 16076 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Gus Schlachter <gus@xxxx> wrote: > I have a fairly stupid question. Feel free to mock me if I am way off > base, but... > > Don't the cooling fans sit behind the radiator, and blow air forward? This > seems all fine and good while sitting still, but when the car is in motion > the airflow is entering the radiator from the front. Doesn't this mean > that using the cooling fans at highway speeds is actually > counter-productive?!?? > > On "old-fashioned" cars, this made more sense, since it would be silly to > push the air through the radiator and into the engine compartment. But on > the DMC, there is no engine behind the radiator. Besides, we have > electric fans and not belt-driven fans, so they can be deactivated at > will. > > I think it really gets nutty when the A/C condenser and engine radiator > are strapped together, so that no matter which way the wind blows, one is > always heating the other! > > > Gus Schlachter > VIN #4695 > Austin, Texas > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/