Finally solved my over heating problem!!!

I guess electric fans have their place, but one of the main reasons people use them is to reduce noise. However, it's difficult, if not impossible, to move a large quantity of air without noise. That's why you hear garbage trucks, semi's, buses etc with extremely loud engine fans...they do the job.

I stand by my assertion that a good thermostatic fan is the best there is. If you average the amount of engaged time vs. disengaged time, you probably hear LESS noise with the thermostatic fan than you would with the electric fan running.

I too have heard of those stainless fans self-destructing, and the shrapnel does a lot of damage to anything it hits. I have a thermostatic fan from a slant six that may be a type that is thin enough to fit in there. I think it is less than 3" from the hub mounting surface to the area closest to the rad.