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Re: Flex fan question [Re: moparx] #3215143 02/21/24 02:17 PM 02/21/24 02:17 PM
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jcc If you can't dazzle em with diamonds.. J Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 22,696 Bitopia	Originally Posted by moparx those things make a ton of noise if nothing else. look real close at where the blades meet the fan center. i have seen the blades crack there, and you DON'T want to be hovering around the engine running when a blade decides to part company ! i installed one on my 345 International truck. I had the van body off chassis only and I was driving to Miami on I-95 in beautiful weather, dry as a bone at around 2:00pm. Oddly I noticed in my mirrors my rear tires were shiny like they were wet. That made no sense, so I promptly made a side of the road safety stop. A SS flex blade had broken and severed the rad hose, losing all the coolant. Lucky the engine never got hot, and I wasn't standing by looking at the engine running while parked when the blade failed. Not sure whatever benefit they might have, they are NOT worth the risks. If your neck was struck, it would be lights out forever. Last edited by jcc; 02/21/24 03:14 PM. Reality check, that half the population is smarter then 50% of the people and it's a constantly contested fact.

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