Radiator Fan Identification Help

Model51

Model51

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Can anyone identify this radiator fan? It's about 16-1/2" diameter, 5-1/4" from the front face of the fan blades to the back side of the hub and the hub is just over 4-1/4" long.

The closest it seems to be from 8600 series fans listed in the Green Book is a 1942-48 6-cylinder passenger car extra cooling fan but I'm not sure.

Could it be a tractor fan? The blade tips are not rounded like most fans I've seen, they have an unusual angled end shape.

This is far out of my area of expertise, so any help in making an identification is appreciated.
 

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Model51 said:
Can anyone identify this radiator fan? It's about 16-1/2" diameter, 5-1/4" from the front face of the fan blades to the back side of the hub and the hub is just over 4-1/4" long.

The closest it seems to be from 8600 series fans listed in the Green Book is a 1942-48 6-cylinder passenger car extra cooling fan but I'm not sure.

Could it be a tractor fan? The blade tips are not rounded like most fans I've seen, they have an unusual angled end shape.

This is far out of my area of expertise, so any help in making an identification is appreciated.
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Ford made many many variations of the generator mount fan. You can still get 6 blade versions from Ford 9N tractor parts vendors. I also have found that many of the more obscure versions did not make it into the Green Book. Your best bet is to look in the late 1939 and early 1940 parts catalogs to match up with the fan you have.
 
Thanks 38 Coupe. I purchased the fan at Hershey for not much so it's destined to end up as garage art. I'll look in the parts catalogues I have from the late 1930's to 1940's and see what turns up.
 
Hey: If you happen to find out what it fits, let me kno. I have its twin brother. I KNOW it ain't 60HP. (Don't ask me how I know that.) Ford archives say they have nothing like it in their archives.
 
Dave,


The four hole attachment to presumably a generator pulley and the long hub are reminiscent of '32 V8 four-blade fan, but the similarity ends there abruptly as there was only two overlapping stampings that made up the four blades on the '32 fan. Further, unlike the fans for the four-cylinder engines, the '32 V8 fans do not have a reputation tor exhibiting metal fatigue and ultimately failing..
 
Lawson - I'll let you know whenever I find an answer, but don't hold your breath.
DavidG - Yes, the four holes in the hub are for attaching to a generator pulley. I suspect this fan was intended for an application that didn't see high demand, so likely it will hang from the wall of my garage as part of my Flathead Ford art display.
 
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