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Fan blade failure, never seen this happen before

Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 11:34 am
by garyo
Blade on a factory fan bent. Motor is tied down, plenty of clearance all around. I've never seen this, any ideas what would cause that?

Re: Fan blade failure, never seen this happen before

Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 4:50 pm
by Cageman
Something from the road bounced up into it and bent it.

Re: Fan blade failure, never seen this happen before

Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 8:29 pm
by garyo
It was sitting in the garage when it happened.

Re: Fan blade failure, never seen this happen before

Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 8:31 pm
by russ446
i lost blades off a couple fans on a new yorker i used to have. as i remember i had to change the clutch fan. it was siezing up.

Re: Fan blade failure, never seen this happen before

Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 12:19 am
by moparman64
i dont know, could it be a harmonic balancer? ive lost a blade in my old 78 dodge 4x4 with a 440 in it. went right through the hood. but i was pullin a pretty steep grade and runnin a pretty high rap on the motor. as i recall it too was a clutch fan.

Re: Fan blade failure, never seen this happen before

Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 8:11 am
by garyo
Clutch is new for whats that worth. It feels fine. This one has my puzzled. I told someone I think the truck has demons as I keep fighting the same problem areas over and over.

Re: Fan blade failure, never seen this happen before

Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 11:01 am
by Daddiojoe
Gary--

As far as demons go, if I was a demon, a place called Arcanum would certainly be attractive.

Re: Fan blade failure, never seen this happen before

Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 12:35 pm
by garyo
the definition of Arcanum, a secret place.
Demons have been hovering around here alot it seems.

Re: Fan blade failure, never seen this happen before

Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 3:13 am
by Cageman
Is the water pump shot, allowing movement?

Re: Fan blade failure, never seen this happen before

Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 8:25 am
by garyo
Water pump is fine.

Re: Fan blade failure, never seen this happen before

Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 1:03 pm
by Oxdodge
any missing cats? :pale

Re: Fan blade failure, never seen this happen before

Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 9:00 am
by weezer
Oxdodge wrote:any missing cats? :pale
You know, I thought of that, too. When I was little my Dad worked late nites some times and, after he came home, when the weather was cold, the cat would climb up in the fan shroud where it was warm. Mom learned real quick to bump on the hood with her fist a couple of times before she started the car the next morning. Now some 45 years later, Mom still has cats and I still bump on the hood when I get ready to leave her house in the winter.

Re: Fan blade failure, never seen this happen before

Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 9:12 am
by garyo
No cats are missing, none around.