Re: '55-'56 A/C Systems (A/C Fan)

Posted by Kevin AZ On 2009/9/7 19:48:30

Luck find; I think? When I started this restoration nearly (9) years ago with my pop in law (now deceased), the first thing we removed was the under dash a/c unit. I still remember the size, girth & weight of the darn compressor and thought what in the hell am I getting into? Anyway, as the years and the memory faded, I lost track of parts despite having learned to NEVER throw anything any marked PACKARD. And yesterday, I rediscovered the fan that was once on my '55 400. (See attached)

I bead-blasted it today and and press fitted onto the water pump housing and it looks good to me (but then I was sipping a couple of Budweisers during the time).

Question 1: Can anyone tell me if they recognize the fan and the markings it carries? Is it of Packard manufacture?

Question 2: The fact that the holes in the fan are less than round, will that matter rendering the fan dangerous to use? If not, what if I were to re-drill the holes on the fan's hub by off-setting new holes 45 degrees, thus centering new holes between the less round ones?

Thank-you.

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