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G=E2=80=99day
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Radiator fans can be very dangerous things.
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A few months back I wrote an article for Vintage Racecar Magazine on a =
racing Studebaker Commander (popular in Australia during the 1960s being =
one of the few V8 powered cars available). Some years after the owner =
retired the car from competition he was tuning it and on revving the =
engine the fan blade broke and hit him in the head. He spent a few weeks =
in hospital before he died as a result of the accident.
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Hoo Roo
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Patrick Quinn
Blue Mountains, Australia
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From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Alex
Sent: Saturday, 3 January 2015 11:18 AM
To: Gary R. Brierton; healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] MORE texas cooler
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Back in the day, my 1967 BJ8 lost the original fan blade one day when I =
was aggressively revving the engine under load after a tune-up. Suddenly =
there was a bang! The windscreen was covered with coolant.=20
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The blade exited the wheel well sheet metal. It destroyed the radiator =
and water pump.
=20
The next day I borrowed my mom's car and drove to a new job for my first =
day. There I met a gentleman and I told him of my incident. He said to =
stop by his house after work, which I did. His garage was filled with =
many Austin Healey 3000 parts. I bought a new rad, water pump, and fan =
for chump change. Boy, was I a happy camper.=20
=20
=3D=3D Alex in Maine
"The Blue Mainie," 1960 Austin Healey 3000 BT7
"Conkling," 1946 M.G. TC #1321
Former owner 1957 A-H 100-6, 1967 A-H BJ8,=20
1965 MG Midget =E2=80=B9(=E2=80=A2=C2=BF=E2=80=A2)=E2=80=BA
<http://ai2q.org/> http://ai2q.org/
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----- Original Message -----=20
To: healeys@autox.team.net=20
Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2014 1:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] texas cooler
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In the late 60=E2=80=99s, driving my original BJ8 across the western US =
Deserts at an unreasonable speed, I lost one blade of the original 4 =
blade-2 piece fan. Me being a very lucky SOB, the blade went straight =
down and buried itself in the chassis cross member! Had it gone =
anywhere out of about a 45 degree arc, it would have taken out a front =
tire, the bonnet or the shroud with disastrous effect. I removed the =
broken blade from the shaft, completed my trip and took the car back to =
the selling dealer in Rockford, IL for replacement. This was an original =
car, purchased new by me from the dealer. I probably had 4-5,000 miles =
on it at the time of the mishap.=20
Another club member here in the Triad has lost one blade, twice in =
succession, on his BJ8. Don=E2=80=99t know if they were originals.
GaryB
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class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>G=E2=80=99day<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>Radiator fans can be =
very dangerous things.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>A few months back I =
wrote an article for Vintage Racecar Magazine on a racing Studebaker =
Commander (popular in Australia during the 1960s being one of the few V8 =
powered cars available). Some years after the owner retired the car from =
competition he was tuning it and on revving the engine the fan blade =
broke and hit him in the head. He spent a few weeks in hospital before =
he died as a result of the accident.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>Hoo =
Roo<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>Patrick =
Quinn<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>Blue Mountains, =
Australia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div =
style=3D'border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm =
0cm 0cm'><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span>=
</b><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Healeys =
[mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of =
</b>Alex<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, 3 January 2015 11:18 AM<br><b>To:</b> =
Gary R. Brierton; healeys@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: =
[Healeys] MORE texas cooler<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><strong><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Back in the day, my 1967 BJ8 =
lost the original fan blade one day when I was aggressively revving the =
engine under load after a tune-up. Suddenly there was a bang! The =
windscreen was covered with coolant. </span></strong><span =
lang=3DEN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><strong><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The blade exited the wheel =
well sheet metal. It destroyed the radiator and water =
pump.</span></strong><span =
lang=3DEN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><strong><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The next day I borrowed my =
mom's car and drove to a new job for my first day. There I met a =
gentleman and I told him of my incident. He said to stop by his house =
after work, which I did. His garage was filled with many Austin =
Healey 3000 parts. I bought a new rad, water pump, and fan for chump =
change. Boy, was I a happy camper. </span></strong><span =
lang=3DEN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><strong><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>=3D=3D Alex in =
Maine</span></strong><b><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br><strong><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> =
</span></strong></span></b><em><b><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>"The =
Blue Mainie," 1960 Austin Healey 3000 =
BT7</span></b></em><b><i><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br><em><span=
style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> =
"Conkling," 1946 M.G. TC #1321</span></em><br><em><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> =
Former owner 1957 A-H 100-6, 1967 A-H BJ8, </span></em><br><em><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> 1965 =
MG Midget =
=E2=80=B9(=E2=80=A2=C2=BF=E2=80=A2)=E2=80=BA</span></em><br><em><span =
style=3D'font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> =
</span></em></span></i></b><strong><span lang=3DEN-US><a =
href=3D"http://ai2q.org/";><em><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>http://ai2q.o=
rg/</span></em></a></span></strong><span =
lang=3DEN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US>----- Original Message ----- =
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lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>From:</span><=
/b><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a =
href=3D"mailto:gbrierton@hotmail.com"; =
title=3D"gbrierton@hotmail.com">Gary R. Brierton</a> =
<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span =
lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To:</span></b=
><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a =
href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; =
title=3D"healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a> =
<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span =
lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sent:</span><=
/b><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Wednesday, =
December 31, 2014 1:02 PM<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><b><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Subject:</spa=
n></b><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Re: =
[Healeys] texas cooler<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>In the late =
60=E2=80=99s, driving my original BJ8 across the western US Deserts at =
an unreasonable speed, I lost one blade of the original 4 blade-2 piece =
fan. Me being a very lucky SOB, the blade went straight down and =
buried itself in the chassis cross member! Had it gone anywhere =
out of about a 45 degree arc, it would have taken out a front tire, the =
bonnet or the shroud with disastrous effect. I removed the broken =
blade from the shaft, completed my trip and took the car back to the =
selling dealer in Rockford, IL for replacement. This was an original =
car, purchased new by me from the dealer. I probably had 4-5,000 =
miles on it at the time of the mishap. =
<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Another club =
member here in the Triad has lost one blade, twice in succession, on his =
BJ8. Don=E2=80=99t know if they were =
originals.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
lang=3DEN-US =
style=3D'font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>GaryB<o:p></o:p>=
</span></p></div><div><div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span lang=3DEN-US =
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