The fan that Toby gave me is a Mo$$ replacement.
Mike MacLean Supercharged 60 Sprite
Frank Clarici wrote:
> David Ramsey wrote:
> >
> > First off the 6 blade fans tend to blow up and take your new radiator >
>with them.
>
> Crash
>
> You are thinking about the mo$$ cheapo repro. The original 6 blade plastic
> fans are tough. I have been running them since the 70s, never a failure. And
> Diane planted a pair of VW (original beetle) tailpipes thru one of her Sprites
> way back and planted the rad against the fan.
> It never broke.
> Now the new modern repros... I still wonder where the plastic fan blades went
> on my Mini! New fan, blades lasted almost all day! They did not go thru the
> radiator, they just evaporated. Just like the top quality plastic fans they
> sell for the big Healeys, there are great til you start the engine.
> I sent Mike an original.
>
> Frank Clarici
> Toms River, NJ
> United We Stand
> http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut
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