Hi Rick:
Michael Lupynec suggested that the red blades were seen up to around car no
14000, which will be very close to yours. Perhaps yours was originally all
red, with the fan replaced at some time. Or, it's entirely possible that the
decision to change the fan color was made, but red hubs and red square
plates were still being used up when the yellow fans started to be
installed. No end of little details with these cars......
Doug Ingram
Victoria BC
1958 Sprite (AN5L/636)
1963 Sprite Mk II project (HAN7L/30003)
----- Original Message -----
From Rick Fisk <rickfisk at concentric.net>
To: Spridget List <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, February 04, 2000 6:30 PM
Subject: Re: Early cooling fans
> Doug,
>
> My Bugeye with engine #9C-U-H14193 has a four-bladed yellow fan - but the
hub
> and square plate that goes over the fan blades are red. It appears to be
a
> "red" red, not the same as the Cherry red the body is painted. I bought
the
> car in January of '68 so I don't know for sure if the fan and hub are
original.
>
> Rick
> '59 Sprite
>
> Doug Ingram wrote:
>
> > OS&M refers to a two bladed fan for early bugeyes, with a four bladed
> > version fitted from engine #9C-U-H359 onwards. Also, the color for both
the
> > fan and the hub was red, changing to yellow very early on.
> >
> > Does anyone have a two bladed fan on their car? What about a red painted
> > one? What sort of a red would this be?
> >
> > Doug Ingram
> > Victoria BC
> > 1958 Sprite (AN5L/636)
> > 1963 Sprite Mk II project (HAN7L/30003)
>
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