DIY 023 Cooling the beast.....

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DIY 023 Cooling the beast.....

Post by 59lincolnrag » Sun 15. Jun 2014, 15:47

I recently attended a Ford Lincoln Mercury and Edsel swap meet. As I was looking for parts for another project. I came across a stack of FoMoCo flex fans $5.00 each. how could I resist. I picked up a few for the Lincoln. The original fan is only 4 blades.
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These units are 5 blades and flex to allow the maximum amount of air at lower RPMs.
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This one looks real nice ..... I will fit this to the car. It should bolt right on
When buying a used part check for defects, cracks, loose hardware, bent components...... its buyer beware.

Yikes .!! this fan is way too wide!
Back to the drawing board.
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After some trial and error I selected an aftermarket fan. Stainless steel Deral flex fan #19118. This is a low profile unit.It measures 1 1/8 "wide.
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Here are the 3 fans side by side.
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Here's the unit installed.
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I had the radiator dipped and cleaned..... the car should run cool now.
2002 Lincoln Blackwood
1959 Lincoln Continental Coupe blk on blk
430 Tri-Power Super Marauder
1959 Lincoln Continental Convertible wht on wht
2006 Lincoln Town Car

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