B16 with A/C and I need help!

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Old Jun 8, 2005 | 03:44 PM
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Default B16 with A/C and I need help!

91 hatch with a B16a, hasport mounts and hasport A/C bracket.

The problem I am having is I dont have any room to mount the condensor fan.
No condensor fan = no A/C.

There is about 2 inches between the radiator and the front of the exhaust manifold, so that is leaving very few to no options for putting a fan in there.

Anyone have this problem? Any suggestions?

Please no "remove the A/C posts", I have a 1 year old and he can't take the heat like I can.

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Old Jun 8, 2005 | 03:48 PM
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i have the same setup in arex with a dc 4 2 1 and theres no room for the ac fan whatso ever. I WANT A/C TOO!!!!!
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Old Jun 8, 2005 | 06:47 PM
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TTT for some help
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Old Jun 8, 2005 | 07:01 PM
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Just get a slim fan That is what I did and it cleared my Comptech header fine
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Old Jun 8, 2005 | 07:12 PM
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you have to remove the bumper and place the fan in front of the condenser and rewire it so the the fan is actually pushing , instead of pulling..... lots of work but surely worth the trouble .....
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Old Jun 8, 2005 | 11:39 PM
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I also had to buy a slim fan (off ebay) to keep my a/c w b16a.

Something like this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISA...92398

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Old Jun 9, 2005 | 06:13 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by insomniac791 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Just get a slim fan That is what I did and it cleared my Comptech header fine</TD></TR></TABLE>

Got some pics of that setup?

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by konlao &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">you have to remove the bumper and place the fan in front of the condenser and rewire it so the the fan is actually pushing , instead of pulling..... lots of work but surely worth the trouble ..... </TD></TR></TABLE>

This is what I was thinking. I just wasn't sure how to mount it in front of the condenser because one of the AC hard lines runs there.
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Old Jun 9, 2005 | 08:48 AM
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Any other thoughts?
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Old Jun 9, 2005 | 08:55 AM
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I think fex-a-light has some of the best slim line fans to help out your situation. I had the same problem.
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Old Jun 9, 2005 | 09:04 AM
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thanks.. I'm going to install my header and see if that frees up anymore room.

As of right now i need a sub 2 inch fan..and I have yet to find one that thin.
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Old Jun 9, 2005 | 09:12 AM
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http://www.flex-a-lite.com/auto/index.html
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