[TR] 6-bladed 'Tropical' Radiator Fan Blade

[Don]

> 6-bladed 'Tropical' Radiator Fan Blade
THe factory parts manual shows two fans available. Early TR4As were  
fitted with a metal 6 blade fan and an extension which was attached to  
the fan pulley hub by 6 nuts and bolts. The fan was attached to the  
extension with 4 bolts.

The drawing shows a fan with the hub arms to which the blades attach  
narrowing as they extend. This is different from the one pictured on  
ebay. It also shows a larger center hole than is apparent in the  
photo.  (Drawings are drawings though...)



Later engines were fitted with a different extension which mounted to  
the fan pulley hub with 3 nut/bolt pairs . The 4 bladed fan had  
plastic blades and attached with a single "disc" and "washer". The fan  
had 4 smaller holes (around the larger centre hole) one of which fit  
over a dowel which mounted in a single hole in the extension. This is  
described as "Dowel, locating fan".

Oh, if Ted is reading all this... your fan is not "very unique" .  An  
object is either unique or it is not, unique meaning one of a kind. An  
article such as this fan, obviously manufactured in great quantity and  
used as standard fitment on an automobile is not even rare or unusual.