The Ford Barn

CatMan1 · 09-28-2021, 08:27 AM

This past Friday we put on a new Leakless Water Pump and reused the fan that was on the car. This is the only Model A fan I've seen up close, but I guess it would be a new, one piece fan. When we put it together I was concerned that the nut was going too far down on the threads to make the cotter pin useful. Unfortunately I didn't tighten up the nut for the fan. This is all my fault. I drove the car for about 30 miles the other day and for part of that I could hear a loud rattle that I thought was the generator, but I see, after removing that and tightening up the three bracket screws, that the water pump pulley is loose on the shaft. So......have I ruined things or will I just be able to tighten things up and go on? Is it possible that since the nut would screw down past the usefulness of the cotter pin that the taper on one or the other is bad?

09-28-2021, 08:27 AM	#1
CatMan1 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2021 Location: Pella, IA Posts: 403	Messed Up The Fan? This past Friday we put on a new Leakless Water Pump and reused the fan that was on the car. This is the only Model A fan I've seen up close, but I guess it would be a new, one piece fan. When we put it together I was concerned that the nut was going too far down on the threads to make the cotter pin useful. Unfortunately I didn't tighten up the nut for the fan. This is all my fault. I drove the car for about 30 miles the other day and for part of that I could hear a loud rattle that I thought was the generator, but I see, after removing that and tightening up the three bracket screws, that the water pump pulley is loose on the shaft. So......have I ruined things or will I just be able to tighten things up and go on? Is it possible that since the nut would screw down past the usefulness of the cotter pin that the taper on one or the other is bad?