Re: Exploding Fans?

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2014/5/19 9:08:49

Ross, I haven't checked the parts book and don't know if it's even shown there, but if memory serves when the Korean war critical metals controls were implemented Packard (along with others) was required to reduce the content of copper material in the radiator core and to compensate they made a corresponding change in the fan blade pitch or size. Years back when this was common knowledge these fans, used in 1952 and 1953?, were sought out by those with modest overheating situations on other year cars to increase air flow. Somewhere there is some sort of notation about this in the TSBs or other factory documents.