My 1/2-ton Suburban has a fan shroud that looks to be OEM. My truck is a
V-8 truck, I don't know if the 6-cyl. trucks had a shroud or not. My guess
would be that they did, a fan without a shroud is pretty inefficient.
Kevin Lake
56 GMC Suburban/napco
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> From: Eric and Linda St.Phillips <lstphil1@rochester.rr.com>
> To: zorro@pop3.kih.net
> Cc: oletrucks@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Fan Shroud Originality
> Date: Saturday, March 13, 1999 11:01 AM
>
> Bert and ALL,
> That was one of my original questions . One list member felt they were on
> "large" trucks only.
> Any other GMC or Chevy for that matter ,1/2 -3/4 ton truck owners that
have
> an original truck w/fan shroud? Straight 6 or V8?
> Thanks.
> Eric St.Phillips
> -----Original Message-----
> From: zorro@pop3.kih.net <zorro@pop3.kih.net>
> To: Eric and Linda St.Phillips <lstphil1@rochester.rr.com>
> Cc: oletrucks@autox.team.net <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> Date: Saturday, March 13, 1999 10:30 AM
> Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Radiator Fan Shroud
>
>
> Hmmm. then I must be missing this part off of my truck? Or, was it
> an option or something?
> Bert
>
> > I think another list member answered this but, its an encircling shroud
> that
> > extends from the rear of the radiator and around the fan blade. This
> causes
> > all the air drawn by the fan to move through the radiator core.
> > P.S. There's so such thing as a stupid question, but beware , there are
> > occationally stupid answers :>)
> > Eric St.Phillips
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: zorro@pop3.kih.net <zorro@pop3.kih.net>
> > To: lstphil1@rochester.rr.com <lstphil1@rochester.rr.com>
> > Cc: oletrucks@autox.team.net <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> > Date: Friday, March 12, 1999 10:08 PM
> > Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Radiator Fan Shroud
> >
> >
> > OK.. good time to ask this question.. [even though I feel stupid
> > asking this]. Is the fan shroud on these ole trucks the part that
> > covers the fan and the latch is mounted to? Or, something that
> > encircles the whole fan like they do in the newer vehicles.
> >
> > Bert
> >
> > > From: "Eric and Linda St.Phillips"
<lstphil1@rochester.rr.com>
> > > To: "Old Chevy Truck List" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> > > Subject: [oletrucks] Radiator Fan Shroud
> > > Date: Fri, 12 Mar 1999 17:45:48 -0500
> > > Reply-to: "Eric and Linda St.Phillips"
<lstphil1@rochester.rr.com>
> >
> > >
> > > Hi All,
> > > Would a 59 GMC with a 270 straight six have had a fan shroud?, metal
or
> > > plastic? anybody have one available to purchase? anybody know if they
> are
> > > reproduced? Thanks.
> > > Eric St.Phillips
> > > 1959 GMC 100, long fleetside
> > > Fairport, NY
> > >
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1959
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