Bob -
You probably don't have the 6 blade Nock fan. This fan moves as much air
at idle as the old 4 blade fan moves at ~3,000 rpm... it move a great deal
of air at all speeds.
Regards,
Alan
On 10/17/06, Bob Westenberg <srgrebnetsew@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks Gary,
> Bob Yule put a 6 blade in my BJ8, and it's suppose to pull more
> air, but I still don't get full cooling in the summer.
> Stop and go traffic is
> still a problem. I always thought the only solution was adding additional
> tubes to the core (or maybe some Water Wetter).
>
> I don't know if Bob got the 6
> blade from the Nock's or from the U.K. It seems to be very high quality,
> but
> so was my 4 blade.
>
> Thanks for your feedback.
>
> Bob - BJ8
> Milford, MI
>
>
> -----
> Original Message ----
> From: "GSFuqua1@aol.com" <GSFuqua1@aol.com>
> To:
> srgrebnetsew@yahoo.com
> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 6:45:42 PM
> Subject: Re:
> cooling fan
>
>
>
>
>
> Bob, I think it is actually a combination of better build
> quality/material
> and a slightly more aggressive fan blade angle (Angle may
> actually be the same
> but less flex under load). Of course the originals were
> 4 blades, the
> Denis Welch is a 5 blade plastic (I was VERY disappointed with
> this one for the cost) and the flex fan (Moss) and Nock fans are both 6
> blade. Having all four of them side by side the Nock fan just feels more
> substantial. i.e. not quite as light or flexible.
>
>
>
> Hope that helps.
> Cheers, Gary
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