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Originally Posted by MiraclePieCo
My water pump mounted mechanical flex fan will never have a thermostat, wiring, clutch or motor failure. I've had all those things fail on modern fans. The only thing that could fail on a mechanical fan is the belt, and that drives the water pump too so you'll being stopping soon anyway.
Just another example of old-fashioned manual stuff being more reliable than complex modern technology, as I've been debating with Dan in Pasadena.
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I have twice in my life seen where a flex fan blade has come off while running and shot out through the metal hood. I cringe every time I see people stand in line with the fan while the motors running with the hood up. Odds are it won’t happen but I know it is possible