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Old 08-23-2010, 01:37 AM   #89
Tom Wesenberg
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Default Re: Another Original 2-Blade Fan Takes Its Toll

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Originally Posted by Bill Goddard View Post
I have never been interested in cars except the model A but I think the fan is more likely to fail because the pulley is not directly supported by a shaft but is cantilevered behind the forward bearing. There is alternate flexing as the fan pulley rotates. I don't know if ANY other cars have this condition. We need a whole new design and we need it now!
Don't run with the fan belt tight. I have about an inch and a half of flex between the generator and fan pulley's.
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