Originally Posted by Otto Skorzeny
The stock fan for both the 216 and 235 engines is a 4 blade, 18" unit according to the shop manual (page 6-88).

I believe the issue may be the stock location on a 55-62 235 water pump is too low creating the problem.

Last edited by Phak1; 02/16/2024 1:41 PM.
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