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Re: Fan spacer

To: "sidney raper" <spl310@hotmail.com>, <bholland@hayes.ds.adp.com>,
Subject: Re: Fan spacer
From: "datsunmike" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2001 08:42:32 -0400
Flex-a-lite makes them. I have several in my basement but it's hard to
center the fans w/them. I know the vendors sell custom made ones that appear
to be a better alternative.

Mike

----- Original Message -----
From: "sidney raper" <spl310@hotmail.com>
To: <bholland@hayes.ds.adp.com>; <noji-1@pacbell.net>
Cc: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2001 10:47 PM
Subject: RE: Fan spacer


> I recall that years ago, there were generic fan spacers available.  They
> were a clover leaf design and made of extruded aluminum.  They were
> available in different lengths.  I last recall seeing them at a NAPA, but
I
> won't swear to it.
>
> Sidney Raper
> 1964 1500
> 1967 SRL311 00060
> 1967 SRL311 00076
> Jacksonville Florida
> http://www.geocities.com/roadsternut/index.html
>
>
>
>
> >From: "Brian Hollands" <bholland@hayes.ds.adp.com>
> >Reply-To: "Brian Hollands" <bholland@hayes.ds.adp.com>
> >To: "dana nojima" <noji-1@pacbell.net>
> >CC: "Datsun Roadster Mailing list" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> >Subject: RE: Fan spacer
> >Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2001 22:00:18 -0400
> >
> >You can, that's what I've done.  The only trick to it is being careful to
> >get the fan as close to truly concentric as you can so that it doesn't
wear
> >out the water pump bearing.  The screws need to be about 2.5 inches long
> >and
> >as such, they will allow the fan to sit off center - at least if you've
> >taken all the guts out of the clutch.
> >Brian '69 2000
> >Tampa, FL
> >http://web.tampabay.rr.com/oilleak/
> >
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >
> >I believe that you can use long screws to go all the way through the
> >clutch in order to make it work like it was a spacer.
> >
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