I got a datsun 1200 sedan last weekend. it has a A14. and a hole in its radiator. The radiator fan was clipping the fan shroud under hard accelaration, the shroud then broke apart and caught the fan causing the blade to shatter into my shiny new radiator.

Spewin.

Any one know a good place to get 1200 parts/ A14 parts in sa preferably north?

take the fan off and put a thermo on.

I had thought about that but there doesn't seem 2 be much more between the water pump pulley and the radiator. I would much prefer a thermo. And I might have to make it fit when a replacement fan is $40 and 2 hours away.

An option is to remove the mechanical water pump, fit a side mounted unit, (electric or mechanical), fit a blanking plate, and then a thermo.

This will give you plenty of room.

If the tanks are fine, get the radiator recored, and make up a new fan shroud or ditch it all together. You might ba able to get away without it.

if you need a fan im taking mine off in the next few days if you want it? i also have a standard 1200 radiator .

What mods have been done to your engine? If it's stock, I'd just stick to the standard gear. Thermos / electric water pumps etc. just give you more things to go wrong unless you really need them. My 1200 has never over heated with a stock 120y radiator and standard fan. I run no shroud (the standard 1200 never had one as far as I know).

If you need a cheapie to get you going, just check out U-Pull-It at Elizabeth. I have pulled plenty of near new radiators out of there over the years - I presume people cook their engines, attempt to fix the cooling system and then it doesn't work and they just drag the car down to the wreckers.

The engine is a near stock a14. The way I've been thinking is an electric pump on the radiator hose with blankin plate, or a stock fan and no fan flashing.

If the radiator isn't gonna suffer from not having the flashing then I'm laughing. The radiator was quoted at $50. Fixed on Monday. It was only made a couple months prior to me buying the car. But a fan is the real issue.

I called u pull it and they didn't have any 1200s or sunnys apparently. But what other cars use the same A series engines. I've been told the fan is the same through out the series.

Dyna, where are you from cause Im keen on your fan.

if you're using a stock sized radiator and have no space my I suggest the thermo mounted on the other side of teh radiator as a pusher fan, they should have enough space for a 10" if the 12" wont fit.

Also Luke, 1200 auto's have a tiny lil shroud, my friend Ash has one and Benny on here should have a pic of his somewhere

why is it hitting in the first place ?? broken engine mount/s????

Thanks for the correction Littledarkone... I would like to see the auto shroud - I do realise that fans work better with one, which is why more modern cars all have them.

Just checked U-Pull-Its online listing, and it says the northern yard has 2 sunnys, but maybe it's out of date. It does look like they've crushed all their 120y's which is a shame, they used to have heaps of them!

You can also find A series in vanettes.

Good luck