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> On 11 Oct 2002, at 14:30, Nathan Jacobsen wrote: > > > This has been sticking in my brain for the last couple days, I had some > > fan trouble a couple years ago when putting together some odd source > > cooling parts. I took a look at these two fans I have on the shelf side by > > side. > > > > With the engine side facing down on the table, one fan measures 47mm to > > the fanblade engine side, the other fan measures 33mm to the same spot, > > dimesion "x". My recollection was that the 47mm fan was the one that was > > the odd size, and I have no idea what car it originally came from. > > > > Here's a drawing: > > > > body side > > > > -------------/ \---------------- > > > > - ------------------ --------------------- > > ^ \ / > > <- dimension "x" | | engine side > > v | | > > I never saw more than one type, but I just made the same measurement on > one in my basement and came up with 29mm. > > I double-checked the microfilm and they list only one fan for all production > type 3s, but there is a second fan in there listed for repairs only with a > 0.5mm oversize hub. I suspect that this is really an undersize hub to fit a > crank that has been ground there. I hope I never run into one of those! I think the oversize hub would be for a worn case. > > This sure makes me wonder what you have there. Are you sure it is a type 3 > fan? No, I'm not sure it's a Type 3, but it looks like one in every other aspect. I suppose it could be a Type4, but I don't have anything else to compare it to for that. --- Nathan '62 Notch '57 Bug --- ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/