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From: Leon Fisk <lfiskgr@gmail.invalid>
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Subject: Re: OT: Finding a mechanical engine fan by dimensions
Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2024 08:45:09 -0400
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On Thu, 25 Apr 2024 01:32:29 -0000 (UTC)
<bp@www.zefox.net> wrote:

<snip>
>An adapter between the clutch BC and the fan BC? Unfortunately the mounting
>flange of the clutch is too big to fit through the center hole of the OEM =
fan.
>Apart from that little niggle the idea would work. It would definitely work
>in a case where the fan  was larger than the clutch.=20

On that same old big block with cooling woes... I tried a "fan clutch
eliminator" too. It was an adapter with lots of bolts=F0=9F=99=84 that took=
 the
place of the fan clutch. This took care of the spacing to shroud
problem. Search that has some results for this both pro and con:

https://html.duckduckgo.com/html/?q=3Dfan+clutch+eliminator&kd=3D-1&kp=3D-2

Pretty sure it's still around somewhere in my stuff along with a couple
fan clutches and likely the original fan blade too...

--=20
Leon Fisk
Grand Rapids  MI