Indeed I have heard of this happening, although not frequently. One fellow
I know had it come up through his bonnet. Fortunately it happened while at
idle.
Safety Fast!
Gordie Bird
62 MGA
80 MGB
86 Audi 4kq
> -----Original Message-----
> From: SpuriousV8@aol.com [mailto:SpuriousV8@aol.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2000 8:14 AM
> To: mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Fan Blades That Fly To Pieces !
>
>
> Hey All:
> This has happened twice to a good friend of mine over
> the last few
> years, have any of you seen the same? The Car had a Steel Fan
> Blade Just
> Crack and break off on a MGB 4 Cylinder engine. Is this a
> common problem? The
> First one was an original Blade on a 1972 MGB GT, the other was a
> reproduction. (this blade only had a little less than 4000
> miles on it when
> it decided to split) It leaves you very alone in the middle
> of Nebraska too.
> A small place called North Platt to be exact. Not many spare
> parts there for
> our LBC's.
> It does make a heck of a noise as it departs the engine. And as
> usually, when you slow down, the fan is so far out of
> balance, you think the
> engine will jump out of the engine bay.
> Safety Faster All
> Jim Brucato
> 1980 MGB V8
> 1964 MGB
>
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