Rodney Bullock Posted September 23, 2011 Report Posted September 23, 2011 I think I helusinating but I thought I heard my fan hitting my radiator today while driving at high speed on the highway. When I put my water pump on the car I replaced the 4 fan bolts with shorter bolts and did not use washers. Is there any way the fan is flexing outward? Quote
Young Ed Posted September 23, 2011 Report Posted September 23, 2011 After I crashed my "new" fan was hitting the generator pulley. Pulled the blade forward that was hitting and its still on there. Quote
Niel Hoback Posted September 23, 2011 Report Posted September 23, 2011 If the fan was hitting anything there would be marks. Check the radiator for marks first. I seriously doubt a stock four blade fan would flex in any direction. Quote
Rodney Bullock Posted September 23, 2011 Author Report Posted September 23, 2011 it is a stock fan, I don't see any marks on the radiator. Young Ed I did send my generator out it could be hitting the generator pulley I never thought of that I will check it. it only happens at high speeds it could be bending back slightly Quote
Young Ed Posted September 23, 2011 Report Posted September 23, 2011 Turn the fan by hand and you should be able to see if its close. In my case I only had one blade hitting. Quote
Don Coatney Posted September 23, 2011 Report Posted September 23, 2011 As mentioned it is doubtful your fan blade will flex. However you should install lock washers. Quote
Joe Flanagan Posted September 23, 2011 Report Posted September 23, 2011 Rodney, I found when removing and re-installing my fan that it's not that hard to bend the blades so that one of them MIGHT make contact with something. One of my blades was really close to the generator, so I did as Young Ed says and just bent it back a little. You might be clipping something just a little bit. Quote
Jim Yergin Posted September 23, 2011 Report Posted September 23, 2011 "Plymouth fan" I know I am one and probably a lot of the people on this forum are too. Jim Yergin Quote
Niel Hoback Posted September 23, 2011 Report Posted September 23, 2011 I think Rodney might be the "biggest" Plymouth fan. Certainly the funnest. Quote
Don Coatney Posted September 23, 2011 Report Posted September 23, 2011 I think Rodney might be the "biggest" Plymouth fan. Certainly the funnest. I agree with that! Everytime I have been around him I laugh so hard it hurts. Quote
Rodney Bullock Posted September 25, 2011 Author Report Posted September 25, 2011 Getting back to this fan. The fan tip is hitting the dampner I don't know how to stop it. I bent one blade and it stopped in the driveway however as I drove it around I could hear it again. Torrow I will bend all of them. I think I know what happened. When I bolted the water pump and fan together I had the assembly lying on the fan as you all remember I waited a week for the right gasket to come and then a couple of days for the other gasket all this time the weight of the pump was on the fan I think it bent it. I see where the blade is hitt as the paint is scraped off. I will put some real time in on it tomorrow so I can put it back fixed. Quote
greg g Posted September 25, 2011 Report Posted September 25, 2011 did yours have any spacers between the fan and the pump??? Quote
Rodney Bullock Posted September 25, 2011 Author Report Posted September 25, 2011 yes, two i put them back as i found them Quote
RobertKB Posted September 25, 2011 Report Posted September 25, 2011 did yours have any spacers between the fan and the pump??? Greg is right. A single spacer will make all the difference you need. Quote
Rodney Bullock Posted September 26, 2011 Author Report Posted September 26, 2011 I got my fan fixed this morning. The car is riding real good now with no noise. The timing is perfect as well. I have everything adjusted right. Glad this episode is over. It was that one blade it was out. i don't know how but it's ok now. Quote
martybose Posted September 27, 2011 Report Posted September 27, 2011 I got my fan fixed this morning. The car is riding real good now with no noise. The timing is perfect as well. I have everything adjusted right. Glad this episode is over. It was that one blade it was out. i don't know how but it's ok now. I'd be careful about using that fan, Rodney. I had one that had a slightly bent blade st the hub, and I put it in a vise and carefully straightened it. A few months later I was driving down the road when a blade departed at high speed and sliced through both the fender and the hood on the right side. I switched over to an electric fan and removed the OEM engine fan just after that! Marty Quote
Niel Hoback Posted September 27, 2011 Report Posted September 27, 2011 If you get nervous about it, I will send you another fan for the postage. Quote
Rodney Bullock Posted September 30, 2011 Author Report Posted September 30, 2011 thanks Niel, I will let you know. The thing is ok now but you know how it goes. Quote
Niel Hoback Posted September 30, 2011 Report Posted September 30, 2011 Its been my experience that if you have a spare, you will probably never need it. There's no such thing as too many spares. Quote
Joe Flanagan Posted September 30, 2011 Report Posted September 30, 2011 That's what the hoarder said. Quote
Niel Hoback Posted September 30, 2011 Report Posted September 30, 2011 You've seen my garage, then? Quote
Joe Flanagan Posted September 30, 2011 Report Posted September 30, 2011 No, but I knew an actual hoarder who sometimes used to say it never hurt to have a spare. I think it actually might be overdoing it when you have so many spares that the county evicts you from your house, which is what happened to him. Quote
Reg Evans Posted September 30, 2011 Report Posted September 30, 2011 I remember watching an episode of emergency 911 where a mechanic had his head in the engine compartment when one the fan blades decided to let go and spear the poor guy in the neck. From then on I've always made sure my neck and other body parts are aft of the fan blades. Quote
Joe Flanagan Posted September 30, 2011 Report Posted September 30, 2011 That's why I don't watch those shows. They take all the fun out of being reckless. Quote
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