I got a bit of guidance from Eric Gibeaut. He was correct as I witnessed it.
My bottom radiator hose was collapsing when my thermostat opened up. There
isn't a spring in it like there used to be to keep it from collapsing. I
went to O'Reilly and found one with a spring. I cannibalized the spring
from the hose and cut the extra length off, and installed it into my lower
hose. Took care of that issue.
Haven't blocked my horn holes yet.
Haven't gotten the flex fan installed yet. In Atlanta this week....
On Jun 18, 2013 8:22 AM, "Tom Parker" <tkparker1941@gmail.com> wrote:
> The water pump Rick sells for the 289 engines is listed as a "cast iron
> type" because it's aluminum. It came with a spacer ring to accommodate the
> oversize pulley hole. You all might want to check with Rick and see if the
> 260 pump also comes with a spacer ring.
>
> I used Summit's 14" flex fan, thanks to some guidance from Paul Sheahan
> and the guys at the January T.A.C. event in Florida. I had to replace the
> upper radiator hose because I had cut the old one too close to accommodate
> the fan blades. Haven't tested it in traffic yet, but with the high
> efficiency radiator core and the horn hole fix I have high hopes.
>
> Tom
> '67 Mark 2
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 12:26 PM, Thomas Witt <atwittsend@verizon.net
> >wrote:
>
> > Theo, I agree with what you have said. Other than to keep a Tiger
> > perfectly original I never understood why people continued to use the 1"
> > hub. It seems like Rootes/Ford just reversed the hub as a quick way of
> > moving the fan and pulley away from the radiator. But given the large
> > desire to migrate to alternative fans (with 5/8" holes) the 1" hub is no
> > longer a solution, but a hindrance. As you have stated there are
> other,
> > easily accomplished alternatives to do that. My Tiger has a 5 bolt 289
> > with a" who knows what front cover" and I very much suspect a "generic,
> one
> > size fits all" 5/8" water pump. While probably not optimal I do have
> > clearance using the stock radiator and the yellow Volvo fan. Perhaps with
> > thicker radiators it is less of an option.
> >
> > Also, the other day I mentioned the need for the 1" hole if using the
> > stock Tiger hub. As Ron pointed out not every fan is a candidate for
> that
> > modification. Foremost in my mind at the time was the posts, and I
> believe
> > article on Tigers United, that Steve Laifman did. He retained the stock
> 1"
> > hub and modified the Ford Maverick fan to fit.
> >
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