47-55.1 Electric fan setup?

[NorCalGal]

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.

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