Looking For A Fan

[petew]

Looking for a 5 blade fan like the one in the picture.

Pete

[whisper38]

there are several on evil-bay.I found several but some of those I looked at had the flex blades on them.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ford-Pinto-Mustang-II-parts-used-5-blade-flex-fan-CF-D47E-8600-BA-/301052281329?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item46181d41f1

[petew]

there are several on evil-bay.I found several but some of those I looked at had the flex blades on them.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ford-Pinto-Mustang-II-parts-used-5-blade-flex-fan-CF-D47E-8600-BA-/301052281329?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item46181d41f1

Thanks but those are different. I'm looking for the ones they used on the Y blocks . I really don't like flex fans as i had a piece of one fly by my head several years ago while checking the advance on a car with my timing light.

[whisper38]

was sure,the one off my old y-block is a four blade.

[petew]

 Found one on evilbay. And Whisper you are probably right, my 55 Tbird had a 4 blade and a 4 Blade would have fit this car better. I have seen the fan I wanted on Y block engines in some pretty original cars but after almost 60 years who knows.

[BWhitmore]

I have the same fan on my Y block Ranchero.  I was told it is a 57 Y block fan for Factory a/c cars. 

[SkylinerRon]

Yep, Factory a/c cars had them.

Ron.

[hiball3985]

Sorry don't mean to hijack the thread but can someone explain why they used the offset spacing on the blades?

[RICH MUISE]

I'm guessing that's why he's looking for a new one...ain't suppose to be like that. Looks like the engine took a nose dive. LOL..I almost did a reply yesterday..."I assume you're not wanting one exactly like the one in the pic"

[hiball3985]

Rich, the offset spacing is the way they are, some later model 7 blades are the same way but a 5-2 configuration. I never could figure out if it was for balance, noise

[RICH MUISE]

LOL..well, I'm sitting here red faced. When I posted my reply, I though, now I'm gonna feel really stupid if that's the way they're suppose to be, but I figured, nah, wouldn't be balanced like that..gotta be damaged. Thanks for posting that, Like Bob said on another post..learn something new eveyday on this site.

[hiball3985]

LOL..well, I'm sitting here red faced. When I posted my reply, I though, now I'm gonna feel really stupid if that's the way they're suppose to be, but I figured, nah, wouldn't be balanced like that..gotta be damaged. Thanks for posting that, Like Bob said on another post..learn something new eveyday on this site.

I try to learn something new everyday too but I'm not always successful  . I always had the impression that these fans would be out of balance but they aren't and I still have never had an answer as to why they are this way. Even seen them on Cameros  and Vet's..

[whisper38]

I maybe guessing here.The varied spacing is to reduce the noise of the fan.

[lowrider]

I picked one up for my yblock like petew posted at a swap meet a few years ago. Think I paid 10$ for it. 

[Boss/Cyclone]

I always thought it was spaced like that so you could loosen the fan belt and move the opening in the blades to the area you were trying to get to a bolt without removing the fan.  At least thats what I used it for.