Sorted. Made up an ali adapter which seems to be the simplest way:
Front timing cover help
Moderators: scimjim, Lukeyboy46, erikscimitardemon, Roger Pennington, philhoward
- Coupe Racing
- RSSOC Member
- Posts: 7182
- Joined: Mon Jul 23, 2007 10:51 pm
- Location: Nr Telford - Shropshire
- Has thanked: 14 times
- Been thanked: 87 times
Front timing cover help
Consider your engine balance
Blessed are the Cheese makers
Better to be an hour early than 1 minute late
Better to be an hour early than 1 minute late
- scimjim
- RSSOC Member
- Posts: 36406
- Joined: Sun Oct 01, 2006 10:08 pm
- Location: Gloucester
- Has thanked: 116 times
- Been thanked: 853 times
Front timing cover help
Looks nice and neat - you went with a crank fan in the end 

Jim King
Current: SE5 (8Ball), TI SS1 (snotty), 1600 SS1 (G97), 1600 SS1 (C686CCR), 2.5TD SE5a (diesel 5a), 6 x random other SS1s.
Previous: SE5, 3 x SE5a, 2 x SE6a, 3 x SE6b, GTC, 2.9i GTC, 3 x 1600 SS1, 1300 SS1, Mk1 Ti Sabre, Mk1.5 CVH Sabre
Chief mechanic for: 1400 K series SS1 (Megan3), 1400 CVH EFi SS1 (Grawpy), Sabre/MX5 auto (The Flying Broomstick),
1300 SS1 (Number One) & Sarah's coupe.
CURE THE FAULT - NOT THE SYMPTOMS
Current: SE5 (8Ball), TI SS1 (snotty), 1600 SS1 (G97), 1600 SS1 (C686CCR), 2.5TD SE5a (diesel 5a), 6 x random other SS1s.
Previous: SE5, 3 x SE5a, 2 x SE6a, 3 x SE6b, GTC, 2.9i GTC, 3 x 1600 SS1, 1300 SS1, Mk1 Ti Sabre, Mk1.5 CVH Sabre
Chief mechanic for: 1400 K series SS1 (Megan3), 1400 CVH EFi SS1 (Grawpy), Sabre/MX5 auto (The Flying Broomstick),
1300 SS1 (Number One) & Sarah's coupe.
CURE THE FAULT - NOT THE SYMPTOMS
Front timing cover help
Ali with centred fit and plastic fan should be fine on balance, I think better than the standard steel crank fan which is a right mess!
still trying to hit the bullseye blindfold
- Coupe Racing
- RSSOC Member
- Posts: 7182
- Joined: Mon Jul 23, 2007 10:51 pm
- Location: Nr Telford - Shropshire
- Has thanked: 14 times
- Been thanked: 87 times
Front timing cover help
Depends if your engine has already been balanced without a fan
Blessed are the Cheese makers
Better to be an hour early than 1 minute late
Better to be an hour early than 1 minute late