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10-10-2010, 12:15 PM | #1 |
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1946-48 Ford electric clutch fan.
Bought a 46-48 ford "dynamic" electric clutch fan at Hershey.Don't know any thing about them.Dealer installed accessory? Please enlighten me.Thanks Phil
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10-10-2010, 01:05 PM | #2 |
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Re: 1946-48 Ford electric clutch fan.
Factory and dealer installed, this was a Ford authorized accessory. First available in late 1947 (September) these would not be (Concourse) correct for any 1946 models and only very late '47 models as well as all '48 models.
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10-11-2010, 06:49 PM | #3 |
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Re: 1946-48 Ford electric clutch fan.
The actuator was a mushroom-shaped heat sensor that went into the lower radiator hose, and I believe the actual clutching was done by an electrically charged magnetic slurry in the drive. Have some somewhere...don't think I have ever seen one actually in use on a car.
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10-11-2010, 06:57 PM | #4 |
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Re: 1946-48 Ford electric clutch fan.
I doubt that I will us it.It weighs a ton.It will become a wall hanger conversation piece.I couldn't pass it up[never saw one before]
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10-11-2010, 10:32 PM | #5 |
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Re: 1946-48 Ford electric clutch fan.
I have one and have been told, they were used on police cars. They could turn it off ad get a little more speed.
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10-12-2010, 10:56 AM | #6 |
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Re: 1946-48 Ford electric clutch fan.
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I used to have one lacking the essential sender unit...leading up to a true story of the weird and paranormal: Joblot used to allow me past the counter so I could spend hours hunting through their shelves for stuff I wanted (THAT was a serious privilege, poking through a vast heap of NOS Fordage gathered from all over the world!). One day, as I walked down an electrical shelf, a piece fell off the topmost rack and actually hit me on the head. I picked it up and found myself holding the sender I needed! I crawled up and went through the upper shelves to reunite it with its fan, but there was no fan...they had only exactly what I needed, and of course I bought it for a buck or two... |
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Re: 1946-48 Ford electric clutch fan.
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10-12-2010, 11:44 AM | #8 |
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Re: 1946-48 Ford electric clutch fan.
Well, I think it was a dollar...but I'm sure I could never have found another without getting a whole kit.
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12-06-2016, 03:57 PM | #9 |
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Re: 1946-48 Ford electric clutch fan.
Fans are cool, a Pic would be nice. My hangers! The Chrome one is to nice to use(I should sell it-the 6 blade I sold sometime ago.
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12-06-2016, 08:09 PM | #11 |
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Re: 1946-48 Ford electric clutch fan.
I have one on my late '47 that came from the factory that way. It seems to work great. I was amazed because I didn't realize they had that much technology back then on a car. It took me a while to figure out how it works. It actually works off the temperature of the water in the left lower radiator hose.
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12-07-2016, 05:48 PM | #12 |
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Re: 1946-48 Ford electric clutch fan.
Has worked perfectly since 1980 on my '47 Merc Conv. When you start the engine and the cooling water is cold the fan just idles with a minimum of power. Then you can easily stop the fan with your bare hand if you like. When the temperature rises the magnetic engagement is harder and harder and at normal running temperatures the engagement is like a standard fan and you should keep your hands away. Leif, Sweden
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