Broken fan blade.

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Dave Wheatley
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Re: Broken fan blade.

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Steven, I think you've got it there.
Do you think that your mechanical fan helps in any way?
New water pump now arrived.
I will try it without fan assistance and see how it goes.
Ta for the replies, you guys are the best.
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Steven collins
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Re: Broken fan blade.

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Never felt the need for additional cooling on my ‘66 B, the fan blades work as they should and is quite efficient. Just make sure your waterways, radiator etc are not clogged.
I would just fit a new fan blade (one that hasn’t been modified)
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Tom Brearley
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Re: Broken fan blade.

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Leyland actually issued a service bulletin in 1973 (maybe restricted to N. America?), mandating use of plastic fans in place of metal. I would guess this was due to safety concerns following breakages.
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Adrian Oliver
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Re: Broken fan blade.

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I have an original six bladed fan on my 1962 B.
I really should say 'had' as I replaced it with a nos Leyland plastic one.
I've seen so many pictures of the metal blades letting go I didn't want to take that risk...
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