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Do You Really Need An AUXILIARY ELECTRIC COOLING FAN In Your Classic Mini? TEMP SENSOR Guide

Is your engine overheating in the summer? What is the normal operating temperature? Is your temperature gauge indicating accurately? Read my tips on these topics below. WATCH ALSO:    • LEYLAND-AUTHI Mini 850 | Hot Day & Uphill   Based on my own personal experience I am a believer that if your classic Mini tends to run hot or is even overheating in hot days, is not requesting you to install an electric fan but to solve other issues that might be happening inside. In the brief and edited video above, you can follow the temperature needle (please see below my GUIDE FOR GAUGES AND SENSORS) of this Spanish classic Mini riding under almost 30º degrees Celsius on a hot day. I have been driving this car in a motorway with over 30ºC with no overheating issues at all. The engine is a 998 cc A+ with high compression and bigger valves. Thermostat opens at 82º degrees Celsius. Manifold Freeflow and RC40 exhaust system. NGK BP6ES spark plugs. Electronic ignition. The rest of the car is a 1973 AUTHI Mini built in Spain. When it comes to the cooling system, the only non standard thing is the aluminium radiator, probably Made in China. Even after climbing an uphill for a while, the needle hardly crosses the center line and never leaves the "Normal" area. The fastest you drive even at high revs, the faster the engine cools down naturally due to air income through the grille. If your Mini is experiencing overheating, specially in colder climates, check the following before considering a cooling fan: Radiator cap of the proper type and good condition. Coolant level and condition. Change it regularly and do a proper flush between changes to assure all the cooling cavities inside the engine block are free of rust. After many years, the radiator matrix inside the cars holds a lot of dirt too, blocking normal flow. If the mixture ratio in your carburettor is set too lean, it will tend to overheat, maybe causing additional problems in your cylinders. A bad ignition timing of the engine can make it overheat. TEMPERATURE GAUGES, SENSORS AND ACCURACY Over the years, classic Minis have been using different types of gauges and brands, each one needing it's own specific temperature sensor reference in the engine. If your sensor is incorrect, your temperature gauge will certainly move, but in a wrong scale. If your Mini is either a very early model or was built outside the United Kingdom (as mine) most probably will need an uncommon sensor reference: For Mk3 SPANISH BUILT MINIS with teperature gauges built specifically by VEGLIA BRESSEL, correct sensor reference is GTR111 / FAE 31110 / ROVER 560 794 / QUINTON HAZELL XTT49, etc. For Mk2/3 SPANISH BUILT MINIS with SMITHS gauges: GTR104 / FAE 31190 / QUINTON HAZELL XTT11 / EURO CAR PARTS 224770020 / SMITHS ATT02 ATT3802, etc. (although some cars could be using FAE 35090 / AUTHI 439 189700.3 / ROVER E1C 2225) MINIS BUILT IN ENGLAND before September 1964 (except for some Super Deluxe & Cooper models). They do not have a 10V regulator and the SMITHS GAUGE HAS A PLAIN CHROME FRAME: Reference is GTR102 / INTERMOTOR 5070/50700 / FACET 7.3020 / SMITHS TT3800/00 etc. MINIS BUILT IN ENGLAND (1964-69) & INNOCENTI MINIS (1960-69). They have a 10V regulator behind the speedometer and a SMITHS indicator: GTR104 / FAE 31190 / QUINTON HAZELL XTT11 / EURO CAR PARTS 224770020 / SMITHS ATT02 ATT3802, etc. MK3 MINIS BUILT IN ENGLAND: They do not have a 10V regulator, and the SMITHS GAUGE has either a ROUNDED CHROME FRAME or a modern instrument cluster behind the steering wheel: GTR101 /FAE 31490 / ROVER 623 050 / LUCAS SNB103 / QUINTON-HAZELL XTT15 / FACET 7.3046 / INTERMOTOR 52760, etc. Later INNOCENTI MINIS (1970-83) & DE TOMASO with British Leyland engines: FAE 31050 /INNOCENTI 34362106 / QUINTON-HAZELL XTT27 / LUCAS SNB179 / FIAT 4171667-4124626 / ALFA ROMEO 60515838-60515839, etc. Last INNOCENTI MINIS with 3 CYLINDER DAHIATSU engines: GTR127/ FAE 32160 / DAHIATSU 83420-87701 / INNOCENTI 553621200 / SUZUKI 34850-65011 / HONDA 37750-611-154 / ANGLI 1581 / INTERMOTOR 52530 / LUCAS SNJ 300 / QUINTON-HAZELL XTT5, etc. A good advice is to have an external cheap infrared themometer to compare readings with the position of the needle in your temperature gauge, thus knowing the scale much better. Instagram: @robin_the_mini #RobinTheMini #ClassicMini #Authi