Hi

I will be fixing the A/C on my dart probably this end of the month and do not think my current setup (4-blade fan) will work in this 95F weather with the A/C on full blast...

So, as the title says, will this fit?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mopar-18-COOLIN ... 53ead09245

and if so, do you think its adequate for my 170CID engine with a modern A/C compressor?

Current setup:


Thanks.

Syed

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1990 Alfa 164 Twin Spark
1980 BMW 735i 5-speed

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How about this one?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MOPAR-SMALL-BLO ... 3a7017fda2

I know it says "small block" but the only difference would be different size spacer needed for clearance, right?

Thanks again

Syed

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Cars: 1966 Dodge Dart 270 Convertible,
1990 Alfa 164 Twin Spark
1980 BMW 735i 5-speed

http://www.weddingcar4u.blogspot.com/

The first one might fit. It will be noisy!

The second one you linked might also fit, but would not be a wise choice. It is a flex fan. See here for discussion.

Better than either of these two options: see here.

Whatever fan you wind up with, you will definitely want a fan shroud to pull air across the condenser when the car is standing still or moving slowly (with no shroud, air will be pulled in from the sides of the rear of the radiator rather than through the condenser and radiator).

And point of etiquette: rather than dump eBay's ridiculously long URLs, please just post http://www.ebay.com/itm/ with the item number appended after the last slash.

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Thanks Dan,

Noted on the ebay long URLs.

As for the fan shroud, Ive seen some on FABO, and also on Ebay going for over 100 bucks. And i cant imagine shipping to Malaysia with a package that big (although fairly light).

Is it easy to fabricate a shroud from, say, Aluminum? a decent machine shop can do? Or maybe scour the local yards and find a shroud about the same size as my Radiator?

Syed

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Cars: 1966 Dodge Dart 270 Convertible,
1990 Alfa 164 Twin Spark
1980 BMW 735i 5-speed

http://www.weddingcar4u.blogspot.com/

Sure! It's just a box attached to the radiator, about 2" deep, with the "open" face of the box facing the radiator and a circle cut out of the "closed" face of the box for the fan. The circle size should strike a balance between being small enough to maximize the shroud effect of the fan (minimizing air pulled in from the sides of the fan) but large enough that the fan blades won't hit when the engine moves with normal driving dynamics (gear shifts, etc.). You should have a good set of engine mounts such as the PolyBushings ones to keep the engine from moving too much. And remember to mock up the shroud in cardboard first, or at least project the fan circle forward onto the (mounted) radiator before taking the radiator to the machine shop for shroud fabrication. The circle cutout will not be centred; it will be offset to the right.

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offset to the right like this?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/220949434965

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Cars: 1966 Dodge Dart 270 Convertible,
1990 Alfa 164 Twin Spark
1980 BMW 735i 5-speed

http://www.weddingcar4u.blogspot.com/

Similarly, but you have to measure and find your dimensions. Also, your 170/manual car almost certainly has a 19" wide radiator core, not the 22" core factory installed on cars with A/C (which was not available with a 170 engine). You will almost certainly need more radiator capacity than you presently have, even with a shroud.

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Its a 3-speed auto 904 column shift not manual. I dont know if there is a difference between 170CID manual vs. 170CID auto, will have to measure when Im back home this weekend.

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Cars: 1966 Dodge Dart 270 Convertible,
1990 Alfa 164 Twin Spark
1980 BMW 735i 5-speed

http://www.weddingcar4u.blogspot.com/

Still probably 19" radiator unless the car was built with HD cooling. Difference between auto and manual is presence/absence of auto trans fluid cooler in radiator bottom tank.

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