Yes i have a 236 6 cyl it has a 6 blade 18 " dia flexfan mounted on the waterpump pulley. no spacer, from fan to rad is about 1.5 in.yes its been hot here 95 in the barn. I have a aftermkt guage autometer elect. If i put a paper towel infront of rad it gets pulled to rad. so fan must be doing something. i discoed the vac adv to time and to drive around because the old one didnt work and the engine ran cooler then. i also had it disco to see if the cent adv was working. will try for hot spots in a.m. too many mosquitos out now. thanks for the ideas.