ID Fan Assemblies Please!!

DD931

DD931

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I'm cleaning out my shop and have two fan assemblies I want to sell. The only problem is that I don't know what engines/vehicles they belong on. One is four bladed - the other has six blades. Both are for wide belts. Can you guys help?
 

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The strange thing is that they both appear to have the cartridge sealed ball bearings. So the truck fan must be a '53, fairly rare.

4-blade wide belt could also be Merc as I recall.

What diameter are the blades?
 
Both fans are 18 inches diameter. The six bladed one has a much bigger hub with an apparent drain/fill plug. The four bladed one seems to have a sealed bearing. When did the cars shift from wide to narrow belts? 49/50? I assume trucks stayed wide. Is that true?
 
I've been looking at the 48-56 Ford Truck Parts Books - they only list four and five bladed fans!! Barry-ct - are you sure you have six blades? The Green book lists a six bladed fan for commercial and trucks '42 to '47. I'm thinking that's where this six bladed assembly belongs. Do we agree that the four bladed one belongs on a '49 car?
 
There was a thread about the 6-blade fans on FTE, they were apparently an option on F-5's and 6's. I've seen a couple myself, one had aluminum blades tho?

I looked at the pics above again, and see that the 6-blade does appear to have a big hub. Trucks stuck with wide belts thru '52, I'm not 100% sure about '53's.
 
My '49 F4 v8 has a 6blade fan with aluminum blades. I have the fan from my '47 COE, it is also 6 blade. I think it has aluminum blades also.
Mark
 
My 1949/54 Ford Australia Chassis & Body Parts Book lists 59T8600B, a 6 bladed fan for all 49/54 F series trucks & 51A8600, a 4 bladed fan for all 49/54 sedans & utilities..
But who knows what has been swapped around during the past 60 years!

Cheers, Neil.
 
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