Stephan,
After I looked at it a little more, the spacer is actually the shaft of the
clutch so changing it is out of the question. It appears that the only way
to move the fan back toward the engine (and get 1/2 of it out of the shroud)
would be to get rid of the clutch all together or find a clutch with a
shorter shaft (mine is 1-1/2"). I tried a 18" flex fan and it scrapes the
bottom of the shroud so I'm going to look for a non-flex, non-clutch 17" fan.
Marvin
In a message dated 8/27/2002 8:07:56 PM Mountain Daylight Time,
mitwelt@bellsouth.net writes:
> So, are you using the clutch and spacer?? If you are, I would recommend
> removing the clutch. It robs little in the way of actual HP and keeps the
> fan running at full cap even at high speeds where the B oddly needs it.
> Flex-a-lite makes lots of fans too. Their 17" steel/alum race fan
> (non-flexing) is a good choice. An 18" would be better, but alignment can
> be tricky on 75s. You may want to check out the blade position around the
> entire circumference to see that it is even. The engine is tilted back
> from the radiator. You can always add spacers to achieve a more uniform
> delta. So, there ya have it. Please feel free to write me anytime.
> Hope this helps,
>
> stephan
/// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.team.net or try
/// http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo
/// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive/bricklin
|