The disappearing 8N (pics)

Royse · Feb 18, 2017

It was a productive day. I'm including one for those who need
a new way to route their radiator hose through their alternator
mount. Not that I would recommend it, but here it is.

Jim in Western MI · Feb 18, 2017

That is one of them rare heavy-duty radiator hose support brackets.

fredstev · Feb 19, 2017

This must be remove your radiator in Michigan week. I have the 871 radiator out and at the shop to fix a leak where the tank joins the core. Cleaned everything up and new hoses while access is good. Here's a couple of questions for you guys.

How come one blade on the fan is different than the other two? If you look at the pic, the blade at the 5 o'clock position is smaller, and shaped differently. This doesn't appear to be damage or modified from what I can tell. Also, does anyone know how much clearance should be between the fan and the axle by the pivot point? I've got like maybe 1/4" at the most. The pivot bushing doesn't have hardly any wear or excess movement on it and I'm pretty sure it's the correct fan and water pump.

Interesting side note: I noticed that Ford designed the mounting holes for the radiator so the bolt on the generator side can be used to pivot the radiator into place. There is a slot for the hold down bolt on the distributor side, and I'm pretty sure this is to make it easier to swing the radiator in toward the upper and lower hoses on the assembly line.

vidaliaman · Feb 19, 2017

i also would like the answer to blade size difference, my 871 and 960 fan is like that, good weather for shop work for us
michigan guys, how is your select O speed working?

fredstev · Feb 19, 2017