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Old 09-06-2019, 02:58 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by estout81 View Post
When I bought my '51 it had a flex fan on it. Didn't cool worth a damn! Would not hold paper in front of rad. at idle. Put a four blade Ford fan on and all is well. Holds paper to rad. at idle. The flex fan had no name on it just a tag that read "part#9115 made in USA".
Without a shroud, I'm surprised either cooled worth a damn. But I agree that flex fans don't pull nearly as much air as a fixed-blade fan. I just wish there was a freshly made, quality replacement for stock.
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