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Re: Electric Fans - 1969 95 - actual part #s?
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Posted by kansas (more from kansas) on Fri, 4 Jun 2004 18:14:57 Share Post by Email
In Reply to: Re: Electric Fans - 1969 95 - actual part #s?, Bill Tubbs, Fri, 4 Jun 2004 10:49:09
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>For some reason the flange on my 95 came with 2 set screws to hold it on.

Do you mean the pulley flange that the fan pulley and fan blade mount to? If so, I do not recall that the flange is secured to the fan bearing shaft with set screws, so that sounds like a backyard repair that was likely to fail from the get-go.

>I don't know if it was a factory deal or if a PO did it. Nevertheless, when the mechanics were working on the engine, the whole fan assembly suddenly flew off and really screwed up the radiator. So the mechanic bought a new fan/pully from Chip Lamb, and then tightened the heck out of the set screws. THEN he epoxied them so "they wouldn't come loose again".

Sounds like he wasn't much better than the previous guy.

>I do have a 1700 motor I bought as a spare, and I COULD dismantle them both enough to use the good shaft/flange from the other one, but timing cover removal/installation procedure looks to be a major PITA.

I don't want to rain on your parade, and you are right, timing cover replacement is a fair-sized deal (that can be reliably done without engine/oil pan removal if you are experienced, but not recommended by myself if not), BUT, but if that scares you, I am inclined to think that electric fan conversion should scare you even more.

>So as long as I have the fan, and can get the switch, my major issues are reduced to:

a. Getting rid of the protruding shaft (what to cut it off with?)
b. Figuring out how best to wire the fan/thermostatic switch.

Again I do not want to discourage you from improving your car by yourself.
I am afraid that you are likely to run into numerous other major issues trying to do the conversion, beyond the ones you already recognize. I suggest you would be better off restoring the pulley configuration to original, minus set screws and epoxy, but including R&R of the timing cover and replacing the fan bearing with new (a shop press operation), than diving into a conversion that always involves customizing stuff and access to tools and means that you don't have or you wouldn't be asking the questions you do. I will happily try to guide you further but don't have time to write the whole book here, email if you like and I'll get you my phone#.


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