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kenneth 
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 Topic: offset factory fanPosted: 23-October-2011 at 11:58PM |
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Not sure were to put this question so thought of posting it here.
Can anyone tell me why my factory fan is "offset" = blades are not placed uniformly symmetrical. Wouldn't there be some conflicting balance issues with it ?
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kenneth
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Posted: 24-October-2011 at 12:01AM |
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Fan is this one --
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ilyes
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Posted: 24-October-2011 at 12:30AM |
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It's for the noise, when blades are symmetrical, they make more noise
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Posted: 24-October-2011 at 8:07AM |
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Very interesting, I suppose the only stresses (if much) is on the water pump only. |
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Posted: 25-October-2011 at 2:11AM |
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No stress. They are actually balanced that way.
Wonder how many of the older 7 blade fans are still out there and never got changed? There was a massive recall on them as they had a slight tendency to fly apart. They were supposed to be replaced with the 5 blade. I still have one of each.
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Posted: 25-October-2011 at 3:11AM |
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If it were me, I'd shelve the flex fan and run a clutch fan. Less noise, higher MPG, more power.
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Posted: 25-October-2011 at 7:35AM |
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Did the 73 year ever have a clutch fan ?
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Posted: 25-October-2011 at 7:48AM |
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I don't think so, except the big blocks. Should be a fairly easy interchange though.
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Paul
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