Posted by Bob
on 8/27/2008, 9:45 am, in reply to "fan blade"
74.74.77.70
I don't know if 18" is too large, but there is another thing that you might want to consider. My 1971 Javelin came with a flex fan on its engine. It is very noisy, because the blades create a lot of turbulence. I found out that Flex-A-Lite makes a fan clutch which adjusts its operation for temperature. There is a small thermostatic coil on the front that senses the temperature of the air coming against it. As the temperature coil senses changes in temperature, it turns a valve that makes the clutch slip more or less. When the engine is cold, the clutch slips a lot and allows the engine to warm up fast. When the air coming through it gets hot, it causes the clutch to slip less and the fan pulls more air through the radiator. I put one of these on my wife's '73 Buick about 10 years ago and I've been very satisfied with it. You will need to purchase the clutch and also a fan blade to go with it.
Bob
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: i have a 65 falcon with 302 and
: wanting to run a flex fan 18"
: is this to big to run i also have
: air on the car just wanting to cool
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