Serious close call !!

[mot]

there are NO safe fans
i have seen quite a few 4 bladed fans and flat two bladed fans fly apart
until last week i thought the new car Nylon fans were safe with the reinforced ring around the rim
well heres my sons truck fan
it exploded the fan and shroud and dented his hood
he threw the fan away before i got a photo,but half of it was gone
he had just got off the freeway and was taking off from a stop light when it blew ,he said parts were all over the road,he drove slowly to my house and we sawed the rim off and drove it to his house

[Benson]

Mot,

Was the shroud one of the Snyder ones or someone else's. Please see if you can get the source or car it was originally used on.

Thanks

Originally Posted by mot

there are NO safe fans
i have seen quite a few 4 bladed fans and flat two bladed fans fly apart
until last week i thought the new car Nylon fans were safe with the reinforced ring around the rim
well heres my sons truck fan
it exploded the fan and shroud and dented his hood
he threw the fan away before i got a photo,but half of it was gone
he had just got off the freeway and was taking off from a stop light when it blew ,he said parts were all over the road,he drove slowly to my house and we sawed the rim off and drove it to his house

[tribouboys]

I have seen many posts on this site regarding the two blade fan and I agree with what was prevoiusly said. The new aluminum fan is the best 50.00 you will ever spend.

[1crosscut]

Talking with a couple of guys at a local car show and the subject of fans came up. They said they were at a show a few years back and a guy had his hood up and was reving the engine and his fan came apart. One of the blades went down, struck the parking lot and bounced off the pavement striking a spectator in the neck. He didn't make it. It was not a model a.
Dave

[heneste]

I had an original two blade just rip in half on Canada Day. Lucky for me I was just beginning to accelerate so all it did was dent and warp the side of the hood on the drivers side. This was at a relatively slow speed also so you can consider yourself fortunate that it didn't make contact with you.
Good to hear you're among the living still!

[steve s]

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Originally Posted by 1crosscut

... One of the blades went down, struck the parking lot and bounced off the pavement striking a spectator in the neck. He didn't make it. ... Dave

wow, it just mystifies me how folks can keep using those things.

Maybe there's some newcomers who haven't seen my "fan pictures" before:









Steve

[broommaker]

Sorry to hear about your fan, and thank the Lord your ok. I was working on my 28 Phaeton, installing a new alternator, and was checking the org. 2 blade fan and noticed the paint was cracked next to the hub and blade and saw a crack 3/8" to 1/2" long. I now have a new blade (2 blade) in it's place. I'm framing the old blade for the shop wall as a reminder. So glad you was standing behind the engine and doing ok, $50 is cheap for a fan blade, got mine from Mac's Antique Auto Parts.
Jim Norris