Forrest wrote:
> So far so good on my head gasket replacement. In the process I discovered
> that my PCV valve was shot and plugged up. After replacing that and the head
> gasket, I'm not using or leaking oil any where near as much.
>
> I disconnected and removed the AC compressor, since it didn't even have a
> clutch on it. Don't really need it anyway. I was thinking that I read
> somewhere that the AC fan is supposed to come on after the engine is shut
> off, to cool the radiator down. Is that true and is that only if the AC
> happens to be on at the time and if the engine is hot ? Or did I just dream
> that? Anywhooo ... I was wondering if it could be coupled with the regular
> fan and have extra cooling ... or would that be too much current draw on the
> circuit ? I suppose one could use a toggle switch and a solenoid to make it
> manual. It would be nice to have extra air flowing through the radiator for
> those occasional, long, slow, steep climbs up a mountain road on a hot day.
> Any thoughts on that?
>
>

one fan is fine. if you have a car that doesn't have a/c fitted, that's
all you get and it works perfectly.

i'd get rid of the surplus weight, not just of the fan, but the heat
exchanger under the dash too - your air blower will work a lot more
effectively.