Geeze, It amazes me the amount of force you guys are describing, when one of
those things is turned loose. -I mean I would have expected it to do damage to
the (soft) radiator, but ricochets, and entering steel structural bits, I find
surprising. --Makes me think twice about standing there with the hood open and
using the linkage to rev the engine. ---Think I'll stand out of the fan's
rotational plane, from now on.
David W. Jones
'62 Mk II BT7 tricarb
Cumberland, RI USA
----- Original Message -----
From: gbrierton
To: healeys@autox.team.net
Sent: Friday, June 17, 2005 10:04 AM
Subject: Re: fan blade
In 1968, driving my one year old BJ8, which I purchased new, I had a blade
"come adrift" while crossing Utah at a very high rate of speed. Luckily,
it
went straight into the crossmember below the radiator, penetrating almost
one
quarter of it's length. I removed the remaining mate and finished my
honeymoon, returning to Illinois with just two blades. 37 years ago and I
can
still remember the "BANG" and subsequent vibration before I could throw out
the clutch.
See you at Conclave 2005
Gary B
(a different) BJ8 aka The Silver Bullet
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