I don't want to set up a business as Mr. Fan Clutch, but I am going to to make a one-time run of these for the '57 - '58 for those who need one. So far I have 6 requested and I'll set the quantity based on what I hear today, so this is kind of a last call to make sure this is all that is needed. Anybody else before I get going on it? Keith - On 11/4/2011 3:31 PM, keboonstra wrote: > > Someone is asking for a fan clutch like I made up for myself, so I > will look into doing a couple more. The '57-'58 is very short-coupled > between the water pump and the radiator, and nobody makes a > plug-and-play one for us any more. > > There is a Hayden thermally activated clutch I've found that will work > for the application, but you have to modify the face cooling fins on > it to allow a belt to still be changed through the gap. The bolt > flange ends up small by .250, but it still works. It also requires a > reducer for the pilot hole. All-in-all this makes it a substitute that > works well, giving considerably more fan speed than the original > non-thermal clutch - especially at idle speeds. And the dimensions are > close enough to the original that it looks good in place. > > Is anyone else with cooling challenges interested in having one made > up at the same time? They will likely run about $115 including shipping. > > Let me know. > > Keith Boonstra > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ To send a message to this group, send an email to: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or go to http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/join and select the "Leave Group" button For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm For archives go to http://www.forwardlook.net/300-archive/search.htm#querylangYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: Chrysler300-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Chrysler300-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Chrysler300-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/