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Re: 2-blade or 4?
"Based on the article, and only that article my vote is for a 4 blade."
a mistake. try to follow the thread along, and research the archives
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Re: 2-blade or 4?
Just replaced an after market plastic fan that a previous owner installed. Someone in the past never installed the cotter pin. The castle nut worked loose and the fan and pulley were ruined. I replaced it with the two blade from Snyder's. No change in engine temperature. If I ever have to replace it, I don't have to remove the radiator. Perfectly happy with the two blade.
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07-17-2016, 10:44 PM | #23 |
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Re: 2-blade or 4?
I had a three blade on my first Model A - used to be a four blade. The broken piece put a good dent in the front of the hood and the side of the radiator shell.
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07-18-2016, 08:23 PM | #28 |
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Well, I pulled the old water pump and fan yesterday and put on the new pieces today, including a new fan belt. I did need a washer behind the castle nut, otherwise the nut would screw on well past the hole that takes the cotter pin. One washer brought it out just enough to tighten down good on the fan and let the pin fit in the nut notch as it should. That ended the strange noise that came from the old pump but now the car has little power, heats up to boiling, and gives me a backfire on shutdown. Unless someone has a better idea, I'll go back and revisit the timing.
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07-18-2016, 08:30 PM | #29 |
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Sounds like you have late timing.
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07-19-2016, 01:29 AM | #30 |
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Don't listen to those nuts who run down the 4-blade fan. In the three weeks we have been in business we have never had a 4-blade fan fail. Why everyone knows that 4 is more than 2. So don't be frightened by the scardy-kats, buy a 4 blade fan - the older ones are the best. I think we would all be much better off it all Model A's had a 4-blade fan. I know we would.
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07-19-2016, 08:24 AM | #31 |
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In response to post #12; why is that an accident waiting to happen? I'm brand spanking new to the Model A hobby. The old but fresh rebuild on my Model A has a fan like #11 post. Is it the screws that I should be concerned about? Numerous posts mention the aluminum 2-blade updated model fan, but how do I know that's what I'm buying from the supplier? Can you refer me to a specific part and supplier?
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07-19-2016, 08:28 AM | #32 |
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Re Tom's post about late timing: Timing is where I'm going next and I understand the how the timing and backfiring are related, but, as a relatively new A owner, I have to ask....how does late timing cause overheating? What's the connection?
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07-19-2016, 08:42 AM | #33 |
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Lots of opinions, both will move air naturally --some will say there are benefits of 2 as opposed to 4 blades but really it's all a matter of your taste... My opinion is 2 bladed fans more historically accurate. In the end your opinion is all that matters...
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07-19-2016, 08:47 AM | #34 |
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The repro two blades work fine, we happen to like the modern plastic fans. Less weight on the outer edge to create pressure on the water pump.
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I've had good service from two of my three. I mentioned replacing "self tapping screws" used on one of these with regular grade 5 hex head bolts (like the other two) I also mentioned a potential for "double" the bolt loading on the four blade version of this fan, which I view as an undesirable condition. BUT - it would seem the new aluminum fans have now had the bugs gotten out of the pipeline. It probably does not matter which retailer you buy your two blade from - they're all from the same place. Probably China (what isn't these days?) Which of these you use is certainly your choice - as it is mine. I'll probably use the Aluminum blade fan on my "best" (and first) Model A and reserve the JCWhitney fan for the second (in the making - the same one with drum bands and the 3.78 rear end and the huckins horn.) I still have a four blade fan on my Gordon Smith Compressor - but I've replaced the rivets with bolts - and a failure will only cut through a homebrew sheet metal radiator cover. When I sandblast I usually stand at distance from the compressor. I may think this out again as I certainly have spare JC Whitney fans. Joe K
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I say that it is an accident just waiting to happen due to its age. Without thorough inspection, a crack could easily be missed, and a blade can be sent through your hood or radiatior. It's deign is also faulty for anyone who isn't mechanically savvy. If those bolts holding the blad onto the pulley aren't tight enough with lock washers underneath them then that blade will work itself loose, vibrate like crazy, and eventually break. The two blade aluminum fans are a cheap piece of mind, one less thing to worry about.
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Purdy Swoft once posted pics of his balancing fixture, made from single edged razor blades, mounted in a "V" shape, in a wood box. I think Tom W. did the same thing.
Friend, Dennis, bought a "restored" 2 blade at a swap & lie meet & after stripping it, it had been straightened & was FULL of BONDO! Bill W.
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The burning fuel makes heat, which increases the cylinder pressure, which pushes the piston down to do work. The more heat that is used to push the piston down, the more efficient the engine will be. If the timing is late not as much heat pushes the piston, but instead flows out the exhaust, which heats up the manifold and the coolant around the exhaust valves. You also need to open the throttle more to make up for the heat going out the exhaust with late timing, and more throttle means even more heat.
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It causes an incomplete burn
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Latest chapter in my ongoing saga: Checked the timing again today - I could see the dimple in the center of the timing pin hole and at the same time the #1 piston was almost to the top. In addition, I reset the distributor points - got 6V at the points and used the new Quick-Setter gauge - used the NuRex to reset the cam. Also pulled, cleaned and regapped the spark plugs but in the end could not get it to crank up. Acted like no gas. So, I pulled the strainer in the carb and found it clean. Noticed that when I pulled the strainer very little gas ran out - probably less than a teaspoon but I would have expected more. But when I turn on the fuel valve I get a good gas flow. So what's next? Timing still?
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