Tom Yang wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> I purchased a 13" Flex-o-lite stainless steel flex fan for my Alpine to
> replace the stock stamped steel unit before it decides to self destruct,
> but am having trouble with the fit. The diameter and depth look good, but
> the oblong slots for the bolts are not long enough for the bolts to thread
> into the water pump pulley. The center hole is also too small to clear the
> nose of the water pump shaft. The question I have is do you guys think it's
> worth me trying to modify this unit, or is there a flex fan that will fit
> without this much modification? My concerns with modifying is thowing this
> fan out of balance by not being able to machine the center hub true to the
> original center. Any suggestions?
>
> TIA.
> Tom
Tom:
This was several years ago, but I got my Alpine plastic fan from Smitty in San
Diego. He has a press he made up, just for this job (to cut the holes so the
fan will bolt right on). The plastic fan put out much more wind than the stock
item and was worth the trouble.
Steve Sage.
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