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Listers,=C2=A0 =C2=A0 My BJ8 seems beleaguered with misfortune. A couple of=
weeks ago I noted the oil pressure gauge wildly oscillating at various spe=
eds. It vanished two days later.=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Yesterday a high speed. run o=
f twenty miles produce an overheating radiator with fluid spewing from the =
overflow tube. To my horror, I saw that the Texas cooler fan which I'd had =
for at least 25 years had confronted the engine side of the radiator leavin=
g a distinct circular impression and abrasion to the tip of one of the fan =
blades. That radiator was rebuilt two years ago with an extra series of coo=
ling tubes and had given no problems for at least 5000 miles. I assumed the=
harness which prevents the engine from sliding forward was faulty. Inspect=
ion of the underside did not support that conclusion--it looked fine to me:=
all bushings and nuts were in place. I ran the engine after filling the ra=
diator and saw no evidence of recurrence of the fan nudging the radiator. I=
'm perplexed what to do next. Thanks for your thoughts......Rich Antal
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=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Listers,</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=
=3D"false"> My BJ8 seems beleaguered with misfortune. A couple=
of weeks ago I noted the oil pressure gauge wildly oscillating at various =
speeds. It vanished two days later.</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"fa=
lse"> Yesterday a high speed. run of twenty miles produce an o=
verheating radiator with fluid spewing from the overflow tube. To my horror=
, I saw that the Texas cooler fan which I'd had for at least 25 years had c=
onfronted the engine side of the radiator leaving a distinct circular impre=
ssion and abrasion to the tip of one of the fan blades. That radiator was r=
ebuilt two years ago with an extra series of cooling tubes and had given no=
problems for at least 5000 miles. I assumed the harness which prevents the=
engine from sliding forward was faulty. Inspection of the underside did no=
t support that conclusion--it looked fine to me: all bushings and nuts were=
in place. I ran the engine after filling the radiator and saw no evidence =
of recurrence of the fan nudging the radiator. I'm perplexed what to do nex=
t. Thanks for your thoughts......</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"fals=
e">Rich Antal</div></div></body></html>
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