On one of my spare engines the PO mounted the 7 bladed fan *backwards*
to avoid buying longer bolts and a spacer. I've never run it, but I'll
bet it was real noisy. This is not what people mean when they talk about
a pusher fan.
Todd Osborn
68 2L DATSFUN
San Jose, CA
nruff wrote:
>
> >
> > Is there the potential for putting in long bolts through the fan clutch?
> > I think this is how I had done mine.
> >
> Dana,
>
> The previous owner of my car did the same thing. They had short bolts
> threaded into the fan clutch and two that threaded all the way through the
> fan pulley. The set-up seemed "OK" but I replaced it with a factory spacer
> when I had it out. I was afraid that under hard torque that one or more of
> the bolts could shear (they are fairly small in diameter). If I'm not
> mistaken, the spacer also helps correctly center the fan, prolonging the
> life of the waterpump. All that said, if I hadn't had a spare spacer, I
> would not have thought twice about it and would still be running with the
> PO's "fix".
>
> Nathan
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