Maybe that's the reason it was for free...

Cool. Or maybe not, hahahahaha.

Túlio Lazzaroni "FORD", Florianópolis SC Brasil.

'74 Ford Galaxie 500 292 V8

'82 Ford Galaxie Landau 302 V8

'98 Chevrolet S10 4.3 V6

'01 Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec

Put the fan on a windmill . Not on your engine. I too installed one in my bird and then it ate the radiator one day. I now use a 6 blade steel fan. Works perfect.

55Birdman  Hickory NC

I hate flex fans. I tried the Flex-a-lite fan you are describing in my '56 customline that had an expensive aluminum radiator. When I "got on it" the fan flexed into the radiator core. I went back to the 7 blade steel fan with a new aluminum radiator and have had no issues.

Rono

  Ron Lane,  Meridian, ID

I was ofered a Flex-a-Lite 1017 for free, and got it. The guy was changing the 302 that was on the car (a Maverick) by a crate Windsor he bought from the USA. I think it's a 351 stroker, or something like that, never mind to ask too much about it. he's going with a Griffin rad, and electric fan. The old engine is being sold, and he gave me that almost new fan.

My car's fan is the factory one, chrome plated. It has 7 blades, and no clutch. The 1017 can be instaled without changing anything. I'm in doubt about it.

Anyone with some experience with this kind of fan? If it's a little better than the stock one I would use it, since it's a lot lighter, and has the same diameter (17").

Thanks for any imput.

Túlio Lazzaroni "FORD", Florianópolis SC Brasil.

'74 Ford Galaxie 500 292 V8

'82 Ford Galaxie Landau 302 V8

'98 Chevrolet S10 4.3 V6

'01 Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec