This fan is shot

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Richard Eagle Ida Fls on Wednesday, September 25, 2013 - 12:32 pm:



Two bullet holes in upper blades. Too bad it is the wrong year for my coupe. I might try it.

Yesterday a friend stopped by and said his neighbor was tearing down an old shed and had some old model T parts he wanted to get rid of. Reluctantly I went to look at them and brought most of it home. More junk. I can see two more projects on the list now.

Rich


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jerry VanOoteghem on Wednesday, September 25, 2013 - 12:38 pm:

Richard,

I believe that brass radiator shell is a very early 1909 style. Should be a choice item I think


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Keith Gumbinger, Kenosha, WI on Wednesday, September 25, 2013 - 02:16 pm:

Jerry - How can you tell from the angle that the shell is shown in the picture?

Just wondering.....

Thanks, Keith


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ken Kopsky, Lytle TX on Wednesday, September 25, 2013 - 02:24 pm:

The engine block on the left looks like it's pretty early too.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Richard Eagle Ida Fls on Wednesday, September 25, 2013 - 03:20 pm:



Jerry, the radiator shell has some gold paint on it to make it look brass. It is steel and not the best craftsmanship. Maybe a shell for a replacement radiator. The crimping on the upper corners looks pretty shoddy to me although it doesn't look home-made either. Probably not of much value.

Ken, there is an early block with a 12-28-17 casting date but early Jan. 1918 serial number. two '23s and a '27 with a repaired crack. I haven't gone over them with a fine tooth comb but the '17 and one '23 might be crack free.

I've always been short on drive lines and 4 of the torque tubes have shafts, u-joints and pinions on them.

The fellow just wanted them out of there but I forced a little cash on him. There were 2 Ruckstell axle assemblies and 3 housings but his brother wanted them. They had been stored outside for some years. I may go back in a few months. Not sure how ambitious the brother is.

Anyhow it was a fun break to find the stuff.

Rich


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jerry VanOoteghem on Wednesday, September 25, 2013 - 03:52 pm:

Keith,

Someone will correct me if I'm mistaken but, I believe the very early radiators had removable brass shells while the later brass rads had the brass tanks that are of course not removable.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve Jelf, Parkerfield KS on Wednesday, September 25, 2013 - 04:09 pm:

Rich, if you want a fan that isn't shot maybe you could try one of these.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Richard Eagle Ida Fls on Wednesday, September 25, 2013 - 04:52 pm:

Wow Steve, I could build a car around that fan. '20 Vermont. I wonder how the balance is. Looks a little like a V-pulley from this angle.
Thanks
Rich


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Richard Eagle Ida Fls on Wednesday, September 25, 2013 - 04:56 pm:

Jerry, I'm sure you are correct about the brass shroud on the first T's. I believe they had ford script on them. This steel one has no script of any kind.
Rich


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dennis Seth - Ohio on Wednesday, September 25, 2013 - 06:40 pm:

Richard,

If the fan is too far gone to use in the car
Perhaps you could use the fan as a canvas and paint an auto scene on it and hang it in you shop.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dennis Seth - Ohio on Wednesday, September 25, 2013 - 06:44 pm:

Steve,

I love the license plate fan. Maybe he used his current license as the fan because he didn't know where else to hang it. I can just see the police officer with his head rotating around trying to read the plate and yelling at the driver to turn off the car so I can get the plate number


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Joseph Geisler on Wednesday, September 25, 2013 - 09:13 pm:

Richard,
If you can't gasweld that fan up using steel rod, sandblast it, and rebalance it then send it to me. What do you want for that old shell?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Richard Eagle Ida Fls on Wednesday, September 25, 2013 - 09:27 pm:



I didn't plan to sell any of this and don't want to use the forum that way but if you really want the shell send me a PM. I don't know if it is even worth shipping.
Rich

I think the fan might just work OK. I do have a rusty '15 roadster I could put it on.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Stephen D Heatherly on Wednesday, September 25, 2013 - 09:32 pm:

Richard, I really don't think it is a good idea to use that fan. If one of the damaged blades flings off you can loose your radiator, hood, or worse.

Stephen


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Wayne Sheldon, Grass Valley, CA on Wednesday, September 25, 2013 - 11:51 pm:

That looks like a really nice haul!
Drive carefully, and enjoy, W2


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Keith Gumbinger, Kenosha, WI on Thursday, September 26, 2013 - 12:27 pm:

Jerry - Thanks for that information. I didn't know the early brass shells were removable. I thought they were all just soldered together.

Keith


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