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Old 03-20-2019, 07:30 AM   #18
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Default Re: Fan Blade Clearance?

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Originally Posted by 19Fordy View Post
Just a reminder. A very old fan blade,depending on it's condition, may have microscopic flaws that over the years have caused the fan blades to work harden due to flexing billions of times. You can still see the repair welding on the underside of my hood where the original fan blade went thru the hood in and radiator in 1971 while I was standing in the line of fire. Very lucky. Not balancing a fan can comeback to kill you. I didn't modify the blades. It just flew apart.


I guess that the radiator tank extending back over the top of the fan blades might be to your advantage in that type situation? Thanks guys!
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