Fan blade help

Given enough cash, it should be easy. My company was doing that years ago or turbine rotors.

Seriously, I would put in electric fan(s) for the 10% of the time when they are needed. Add a water spray (W/S washer system. repositioned) if you have A/C and drive in traffic with it on. I made mine from a MB unit with home-made mounting bars. All done in an afternoon.

Karl

Forgot to add:

Better mileage, as a standard fan is needed very seldom, Quieter. Less wear on belt and bearings. More power and better mileage. (I seem to remember something like 5 HP to drive a standard fan was the standard fihure used back in the 1950s.)

Karl (There is a free lunch) Haas

snipped-for-privacy@earthl> Given enough cash, it should be easy.

I remember from reading in the hot rod mags in the late 60's that lots of folks just went and got a smaller fiberglass flex fan that would be lighter and draw in the air as needed. Do those still exist in the aftermarket?

snipped-for-privacy@earthl> Forgot to add:

The "late 60's" are part of my era. I don't know if you are thinking of the "widowmakers" or not. I think that flex fans had a high pitch to keep a good flow going at idle / low speed and flattened at high RPM to move very little air as car movement did at high (car ) speeed. Obviously, climbing a steep hill at high RPM and low speed might cause a problem.

Ever have a blade come off and sever a radiator connection? I did - on a Vega. It made the day a bit hectic, but not as bad as if it had come through the hood... or me! After I got the radiator fixed, I removed the opposite blade and ran it that way until I needed the AC, then rigged an electric fan. Easy as pie.

Karl

I had an exciting day in my Champ a couple of years ago.

Was camping near Boone NC and went for a drive down the Parkway. Part of the Parkway was closed so I was taking a scenic route back to the campground and there was a sort of "CLANK ... BANG" and the rear wheels locked for a second. I got the truck stopped and everything seemed fine so I cautiously drove off, didn't take me long to realize the overdrive had frozen up.

OK, not good but I could still get home.

Well I proceeded on and was almost back to the campground when there was a REALLY loud BANG and I saw a crease appear in the hood.

Rather shaken I pulled into the parking lot at the entrance to the campground and shut off the engine, which was still running but vibrating very badly, my first thought was that I'd thrown a rod.

Upon opening the hood and looking inside everything looked fine, no steam, no oil pouring out, nothing missing, no holes, nothing. The looked at the hood and saw the damage, then down at the fan... hmm, one, two, three blades, that just didn't look right.

Got back in, started the engine, and slowly drove up the hill back to my campsite. I removed the fan, jammed it in a gap between to boards in the top of the picnic table, and worked the blade opposite the missing one back and forth until it snapped off. I also noticed some cracks around the rivets on the two remaining bladed (gulp).

Next morning it was absolutely pouring rain, but I took off for home.

Good old truck made it home with no more trouble.

Jeff DeWitt

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Depending on several factors, it may have be possible to remove the blades totally and safely drive back to the campsite, if you were worried about the other blades.

Oh, one another group where people are often abducting the main subject, I threatened to give them a full lesson on removing a Studebaker fan and installing an electric one. Manually controlled, not automatic, that it. (I don't want to punish them that much!)

Karl

Jeffrey DeWitt wrote:

It wasn't back to the campsite I was worried about, it was Boone to home, about 200 miles.

Jeff DeWitt

snipped-for-privacy@earthl> Depending on several factors, it may have be possible to remove the