[Healeys] Fan

[BJ8Healeys]

I've heard that some see movement of the blade tips, but mine doesn't move
any detectable amount even at high revs.  I have a Texas Kooler that I
bought from the North Texas AHC in November 2000 when they used it as a fund
raiser ("Texas Kooler" was their name for it).  I understood at that time
that the fan was actually manufactured by Hayden.  Maybe the later similar
fans are another example of finding "better", cheaper ways to manufacture
them in China. 
I know that Moss had some problems with fatigue failures with their metal
six-blade fans (also made in China).  One of them shed two blades in my car,
put a 2" gash in the radiator header tank, and was only prevented from doing
the same to my bonnet by the homemade fan shroud that I had installed
(attached to the fan guard and at the sides riveted to the radiator frame).
Did Moss really have trouble with failures of their plastic fan?

Steve Byers
HBJ8L/36666
BJ8 Registry
AHCA Delegate at Large
Havelock, NC  USA


-----Original Message-----
From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Bob
Spidell
Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2014 2:52 PM
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Fan

The one I have moves forward at the tips about 1/4" at high revs (kinda hard
to measure exactly).

Bob



On 12/30/2014 11:07 AM, Andy wrote:
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> How much does it flex?
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