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36tbird · 01-03-2012, 11:42 AM

sanborn, I found the 409 set up on the 'bay, nobody else bid, I bought it cheap and on a whim. It is working well but I never ran this engine with a stock set up to compare it to. On the '36 p/u it places the engine fan in the lower 1/3rd so I added an upper pusher electric fan. I added an idler pulley in between the crank and water pump pulleys to ensure belt contact with the water pump because I kept the center mounted alternator. I am thinking of trying a fan mounted on the alternator to place it in the higher original position and do away with the pusher fan. On your '40, it might place it more optimally.

01-03-2012, 11:42 AM	#7
36tbird Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: nw SanAntonio, TX Posts: 940	Re: Here’s a Question to Ponder. sanborn, I found the 409 set up on the 'bay, nobody else bid, I bought it cheap and on a whim. It is working well but I never ran this engine with a stock set up to compare it to. On the '36 p/u it places the engine fan in the lower 1/3rd so I added an upper pusher electric fan. I added an idler pulley in between the crank and water pump pulleys to ensure belt contact with the water pump because I kept the center mounted alternator. I am thinking of trying a fan mounted on the alternator to place it in the higher original position and do away with the pusher fan. On your '40, it might place it more optimally.