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Re: 69/72 Restoration/Rebuild (we ain't scared)
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Originally Posted by fastwillie 696969
that harmonic balancer needs to go wont hold up ,flex fan toss that in the can too,just my 2 cents
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I second that. Outer ring slippage or the rubber getting hard make them work poorly. Any damage to the stock cast iron balancer hub area makes it a ticking time bomb. With a performance engine you really want better than stock on there and getting the SFI spec part wouldn't hurt either.
I have see too many destroyed shrouds / hoods / radiators from flex fans coming apart to ever use one again. The flex fan robs power and doesn't work that well any way. Get a good 7-blade clutch fan on there instead. More power efficient and will cool the engine much better. Electric fans are OK too if you get them into a shroud to work efficiently.
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Last edited by 68 TT; 07-30-2011 at 02:52 PM.
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