Chad,
Another thought for you,
Are you SURE the fan is bent? It could be that the motor and tranny moved forward and hit the radiator when you had the collision. If your motor mounts are loose, this could happen.
Kurt
Kurt, thanks for the input. I was going off of what my buddy presumed it to be. He seemed to think that upon impact , the front end might have flexed a bit into the fan which caused the radiator to be cut. After thinking about this for a while, according to his theory, wouldn't the fan blade have more clearance from bending back rather than not giving me enough clearance between the radiator and fan blade? It seems to be a really really tight fit between the radiator and fan blade with the bottom blade scraping when I turn it by hand. I think your motor mount theory makes more sense. So instead of replacing the fan, do you suggest I replace all the motor mounts? Where should I buy the motor mounts? Any links? Thanks for all the help!
Chad,
Great news on the radiator.
Here is a tip for you about bolts and fasteners. When you take a part off, immediately put the fastener back in the hole it came out of. This way you won't loose them or forget where they go. If you cant do that, put them in a zip lock bag with a tag that explains where they go. Have a box or can in your shop for these bags. You will hardly ever loose a fastener if you do this.
Kurt
Kurt, such wisdom you have! Such a simple solution to such a frustrating problem! I remember putting it in a zip loc bag but I do not remember where I can put it. I still have tabs on the fender bolts though so that's better than nothing. Thank you for all your help Kurt & the Stovebolt community!
