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Fan shroud holes won't line up
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Any ideas? Here are some pics.
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Upside down???
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Loosen the radiator hold down brackets and then try to bolt the shroud...maybe that will give you a bit of wiggle room. Then tighten it all up.
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If that's a sbc fan shroud, the bottom of the shroud sits in clips....have you simply tried to lift it up out of the clips some....that's what I had to do to get it to line up:D
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I think a combination of loosening the rad hold brackets and lifting the shroud up a little should do the trick. Good luck.
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Are the brackets correct for the radiator, maybe a larger 4 row with stock brackets?
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This happened to me when I installed a 4-row radiator in place of a 2 or 3.
I had to get new "cups" for the bottoms and rubber for top and bottom. When I got done nothing lined up. I ended up NOT using the factory clips on the bottom. Down there I have cable ties. (You trailer queen folks probably are worried about people looking at the bottom of the fan shround and should look for a different solution there). Using the cable ties allowed some play in the top. For the top I made little brackets out of sheet metal. (queens will probably want to paint those black.) Those little "brackets" and cable ties have been in place since May of 2003 with no cooling issues or fan rubbing problems. |
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You have the 2-3 row upper brackets and what appears to be a 4 row radiator. You need the longer upper brackets and rubbers.
Make sure you also get the larger lower brackets and rubbers too. Gary |
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Thats odd... shoulda fit just fine.
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Ok had A minute or two to take another look last night. It must be the shroud. Is there a special shroud for a 4 core radiator with a small block? If you look at the picture below there is no way the gap between the hold down and the shroud can fit because the shroud is flush against the radiator.
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Is it an aftermarket shroud? Or OEM?
I bought a used OEM shroud because of all the fitment issues with the aftermarket shrouds. Gary |
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Based on mrein3's post it looks like the fan shroud for a 4 row must be different. I trashed my other one because the ear completely broke off. I should have save it for comparision but I did not expect a problem. |
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The one that mrein3 posted looks to be a 4x4 shroud which is deeper but should mount up the same.
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I don't know if all big blocks got 4-rows or if they used the same shroud as a small block. However to me it appears that there is a "4-row" shroud and a "2/3 row" shroud. Perhaps the parts guys that go through so many of these have seen a difference. |
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Ok I have 2 different types of fan shrouds, one 4x4 and one not. I just went from a 3 core to a 4 core, still have the 292, but in the next day or so I will try both shrouds and see if either one fits.
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Ok here are the two shrouds that I have
http://i.imgur.com/qTNuI.jpg And here is the 4 core radiator that I installed last weekend http://i.imgur.com/N5X1h.jpg I was able to install the smaller shroud and it lined top and bottom with no problems, sorry for the crappy pics I was by myself and only had my cell phone but you GW the idea http://i.imgur.com/iEgAu.jpg One thing I did notice is there is this piece on top of the radiator and ifs didn't pull the shroud up over the piece the tabs wouldn't be close enough to bolt up. Maybe that's part I'd the issue. I hope this helps. http://i.imgur.com/17YtL.jpg http://i.imgur.com/VJop3.jpg Posted via Mobile Device |
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The 4x4 shroud won't fit with the six cylinder still in it.
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