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| | | | Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 677 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 677 | Well... I searched for a decent fan shroud for the 51 https://www.stovebolt.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/412108#Post412108 and I bought a nice aluminum one It's really sturdy and wasn't much more than the plastic one I found from vintage air. Im going to polish it up nice before installing it, hopefully it will cool down to at least a 100 tonight and I'll get it done Todd
Some people are like Slinkies, Their not really good for nothing... But they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs. 1951 3100 350 TBI Gallery Toddzilla... "$old" | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 Master Gabster | | Master Gabster Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 | Aluminum always beats plastic!  what kind of wiring did you use?
~Jim
| | | | | Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 677 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 677 | Yeah, I think it will work out sweet I got a real nice 185 Fan wiring Harness setup from SPAL it came with everything
Some people are like Slinkies, Their not really good for nothing... But they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs. 1951 3100 350 TBI Gallery Toddzilla... "$old" | | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 | Remember the pics  when you're done! Are you just using just the electric fan? My 350 water pump pulley is real close to the radiator. I might struggle to get a pump driven fan in. And that's with the short pump! If you can keep yours cool in those temps, I should be O.K over here!  *
1950 Chevy Advance Design 3100 in ScotlandIn the Stovebolt GalleryMore pix on Flickr. I've definately got this truck thing in my blood ... my DNA sequence has torque settings"Of all the small nations of this earth,perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind" Winston Churchill.
| | | | | Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 677 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 677 | Yeah, That's all Im going to run is a electric fan I had a drive fan on and it cooled it fine but in the summer (114+) when setting in traffic it would get real hot I figured it was time to get a electric fan with a shroud and not take any chances with overheating the new motor  Todd
Some people are like Slinkies, Their not really good for nothing... But they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs. 1951 3100 350 TBI Gallery Toddzilla... "$old" | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 Master Gabster | | Master Gabster Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 | A wise decision Todd.
jockbolter, my clearance between the fan and the radiator was also too close. I was able, with a little fabrication, to move my radiator forward a few inches within the radiator support so that I could run the stock fan.
~Jim
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,756 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,756 | Why didn't you use a pusher fan instead?? Got mine cheap from a
recycler yard. they will run either direction just by reversing the wires. Worked out perfect in my truck. I have no fan shroud between the radiator and motor, the Pulley clearance is about 2" | | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 | Thanks guys. Guess I might go for a nose around the junkyards! I can buy a thermo switch locally. Good luck with the shroud Todd. I doubt if I'll ever see 114 We're gonna be lucky to see 74 degrees over here! *
1950 Chevy Advance Design 3100 in ScotlandIn the Stovebolt GalleryMore pix on Flickr. I've definately got this truck thing in my blood ... my DNA sequence has torque settings"Of all the small nations of this earth,perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind" Winston Churchill.
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,554 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,554 | Alluminum sounds nice,and will look a lot better than the fiberglass ones. I used a fiberglass one on my 55 and it does a good job,however an alluminum one would look better. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,026 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,026 | I'm having clearance issues also. Been looking at the F&$d Taurus fan. It has two speeds, comes with the shroud and flows 4500 CFM's! It measures 22" x 16", perfect for the AD. Average cost on Ebay is around $50.
Robert C. If it's true what they say, "You learn from your mistakes," I'm a Genius in the making. 1950 3600 | | |
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