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    Six-bladed fan.

    The engine temperature in my Falcon gets too hot when I am stuck in stop-and-go traffic during the summer. I interpreted the problem as insufficient air flow when the engine was idling. Logically, it seemed that a six-bladed fan would move at least 50% more air than the stock four-bladed fan.

    I bought a Flex-A-Lite 1717 six-bladed fan off e-bay for $45.99, including postage. The fan is 17 1/8" wide and has rigid aluminum blades on a steel hub.

    Flex-A-Lite 1717.jpg

    I installed it over the weekend and drove the car to work this morning. The fan did not sound any different than the stock fan. I drove home this afternoon in stop-and-go traffic and the air temperature was about 88°. The fan seemed to keep the engine cooler when stopped in traffic and the engine temperature stayed mid-range. The fan also seemed to move heat away more rapidly when the car sped up to 40 mph and the temperature gauge quickly dropped to 1/4. Yaaaay! It works!
    Last edited by ew1usnr; May 1st, 2018 at 04:44 PM.
    Dennis Pierson
    Tampa, FL
    "The Wonder Falcon"

    '63 Futura Hardtop (260, Ford-O-Matic, bench seat)

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    Good news! These older V8s don't like hot weather much. In addition to the flex fan, I added a reproduction fan shroud to my aluminum radiator. The temp gauge never gets past halfway on the hottest days now.
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    Fans

    Quote Originally Posted by beerbelly View Post
    Good news! These older V8s don't like hot weather much. In addition to the flex fan, I added a reproduction fan shroud to my aluminum radiator. The temp gauge never gets past halfway on the hottest days now.
    Cool!

    Here's my beastie:

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    Dennis Pierson
    Tampa, FL
    "The Wonder Falcon"

    '63 Futura Hardtop (260, Ford-O-Matic, bench seat)

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    My stock four blade was upgraded to a stock looking five blade when Sears installed the aftermarket AC unit. The compressor is gone but the fan and underdash unit lives on. I imagine the old compressor was quite a strain for my little 170...

    Jeff Watson
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    '63 Tudor Wagon (170 - 3 spd.)

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