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Re: cooling fans NOS FAN

To: Armand & Lorie Ritchie <ritchie@mcn.org>, tigers@Autox.Team.Net
Subject: Re: cooling fans NOS FAN
From: Doug Mallory <rdmallory@earthling.net>
Date: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 07:27:49 -0400
I have a new old stock fan CF-09DE-A I will let go for $100.
It has never been bored out or trimed.
I bought it last year and it would not fit with the race radiator I am running.

As information I am running a 6 blade plastic fan that seams to work well.

Doug Mallory

Armand & Lorie Ritchie wrote:

> >In looking through my notes, I have found reference to a cooling fan
> >that is thought to have a part number of "CF-09DE-A".
> >
> >That number does not correspond with ford numbers in general.  I have
> >found references to six-bladed fans with numbers like C90E-H and C3DE-A.
> >
> >Does anyone know what the six-bladed fan number is?
> >
> >Thanks for any help.
> >
> >Regards,
> >
> >Jim
>
> JimI found this number in and old letter((CF-09DE-A)) from Allen Connell
> hope this helps Armand
>
> The list (Steve, Tom Hall, Tom Ballou, Dick Barker and many others,) seemed
> to feel that the Ford six-blade fan was the way to go.  BOY where they
> right!!  After an exhaustive search, I finally found one of the blades in
> question (CF-09DE-A) on a business trip to the bay area (Mustang Ranch,
> Sunnyvale, CA. yup.....my wife questioned that receipt!)  for a hefty $100;
> but he did bead-blast the thing clean.  Trimming the blade to fit was a
> REAL bear.  I will not go into details, but I trimmed roughly 3/8" off each
> blade with a jig I made on my table saw.  Scared me half to death.  (glad
> the reinforced blade held up!) I would suggest to others who wish to add
> this blade that they do as Steve did: take it to a machine shop.  I was
> however very careful and believe I trimmed accruately and kept the blade in
> balance.
>
> ritchie@mcn.org
> Armand & Lorie Ritchie
>


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