While my story involves a partially destroyed fan, it is really a testament
to the very tough 8qt aluminum oil pan.
On an off course excursion, I hit a rather large rock at low speed but a
rather large jolt. Upon inspection found one of the blades on the 4 bladed
OEM nylon fan had sheared. Couldn't figure out how the rock hit did that
until I noticed a bump in the hood that corresponded to the front of the
valve cover. Jacked up the engine and sure enough the rubber block on both
engine mounts had separated from the metal plates. A blow hard enough to
separated both motor mounts, push the valve cover into and dent the hood,
and shear a fan blade on the shroud. The only damage to the oil pan was a
few mashed fins at the front! Who ever said that aluminum was delicate? At
least not Datsun's.
BTW, cut off the opposite fan blade and ran with a "two" bladed fan. Still
on the car.
Jerry Krakauer
SRL311 00099
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