Hello,
I have a '59 Apache with what I believe is an original 283. The P.O. installed 2 electric fans with no shroud. I am battling overheating problems. I want to throw out the electric fans and re install the engine driven fan and a shroud. However; The pulley for the waterpump where the fan would bolt on looks like it sits too low in the engine bay. Is this normal? Is it because the truck was designed for a 6 cylinder and the V8 just sits that low? The motor mounts look good. My thoughts are to lower the radiator a few inches, get an aftermarket plastic shroud and try trimming it to fit. Just to give you an idea the P.O. even had the two electric fans wired backwards blowing air forward from the engine bay. reversing that helped somewhat.
Any thoughts or suggestions? Where to buy a shroud that will fit? I think I'll need a fan extensioner too to bring the fan inside the shroud edge. I am flying blind. No other trucks near me with an orig setup to copy and pictures on the net are difficult to see the details.
