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| LowGT |
 Jul 1 2008, 07:16 PM
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I'm in the process of re-sealing a 74 1.8 and after taking off the cooling fan I see one blade is broken and gone. Is this going to throw everything out of whack, or is one missing blade negligible?
Second, the thermostat is shot and has no cable. Normally this wouldn't concern me since the flap should fail to the safe UP position. However, after removing the tin I found the flapper was locked down over the oil cooler by the lower tin piece. I took everything apart because of fuel vapor lock and the engine getting sluggish after driving for a while, so I was concerned about cooling issues. Other than that the car was running fine. Should I be worried about any serious complications? Dan |
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| Katmanken |
Jul 1 2008, 07:35 PM
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You haven't seen me if anybody asks... Group: Members Posts: 4,738 Joined: 14-June 03 From: USA Member No.: 819 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Look in the fan shroud for the missing blade.
Found mine, the PO had busted it off at an angle at the base. The angle was about 30-45 degrees and angled the right way so centripetal force causes the blade to wedge in. Locked it with a tiny amount of structural aircraft epoxy on the break and it works fine. Ken |
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LowGT Broken fan blades, and thermostat/tin question. Jul 1 2008, 07:16 PM
davep Jake makes sure his balanced assemblies even have ... Jul 1 2008, 07:26 PM Pat Garvey
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Second, the thermostat is shot and has no cable. ... Jul 1 2008, 08:29 PM james2 It's obvious that the rodent in your avatar ca... Jul 2 2008, 04:34 PM LowGT
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