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Speaking of TR4A fans...
I did a bit of digging in the parts catalog and found the TR4A was fitted
with potentially 3 different fans, 2 different hub extensions and 2
different hub bolts.
It appears that a 6 blade fan was initially installed and then superceded
by 4 blade metal fan. Both use the same hub extension, part number 128318.
The extension bolt appears to have a 12 point head, part no. 142185. The
same extension is used on the TR4 with the hand crank center bolt.
A 'plastic' fan also appears to be a standard fitment on some cars. The
parts book shows it as a 4 blade fan with perhaps an aluminum center with
plastic blades riveted to it. This fan uses a different hub extension, pt
no. 142121 and rounded hex head center bolt, pt no. HB1349.
My TR4A is an early one that came to me with the 8 blade yellow TR250 fan
when I bought it in 1982. The hub extension and hex bolt I have appears to
be correct for the above plastic fan application compared to the
illustrations in the parts book.
All three bolts are NLS now. I have several of the TR4 bolts and 2 of the
hex head bolts. I have never seen the 12 sided bolt.
A hex head is on Ebay right now fairly cheap! Someone is asking big money
for a TR4 bolt as well...
Never a cooling issue with that fan...well, except when the water pump
shaft broke and tossed the pulley into the radiator core!
Cheers,
Brad
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Speaking of TR4A fans...</div><div><br></div><div>I d=
id a bit of digging in the parts catalog and found the TR4A was fitted with=
potentially 3 different fans, =C2=A02 different hub extensions and 2 diffe=
rent hub bolts.</div><div><br></div><div>It appears that a 6 blade fan was =
initially installed and then superceded by 4 blade metal fan. Both use the =
same hub extension, part number 128318. The extension bolt appears to have =
a 12 point head, part no. 142185. The same extension is used on the TR4 wit=
h the hand crank center bolt.</div><div><br></div><div>A 'plastic' =
fan also appears to be a standard fitment on some cars. The parts book show=
s it as a 4 blade fan with perhaps an aluminum center with plastic blades r=
iveted to it. This fan uses a different hub extension, pt no. 142121 and ro=
unded hex head center bolt, pt no. HB1349.</div><div><br></div><div>My TR4A=
is an early one that came to me with the 8 blade yellow TR250 fan when I b=
ought it in 1982. The hub extension and hex bolt I have appears to be corre=
ct for the above plastic fan application compared to the illustrations in t=
he parts book.</div><div><br></div><div>All three bolts are NLS now. I have=
several of the TR4 bolts and 2 of the hex head bolts. I have never seen th=
e 12 sided bolt.</div><div><br></div><div>A hex head is on Ebay right now f=
airly cheap! Someone is asking big money for a TR4 bolt as well...</div><di=
v><br></div><div>Never a cooling issue with that fan...well, except when th=
e water pump shaft broke and tossed the pulley into the radiator core!</div=
><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div><br></div><div><br>Brad</div>
</div>
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