Yea that would suck. I've got one word for that....vr6.... No alternator fans on those set ups. And I can finally buy that hood with piece of mind..lol.. --- Adam Frank <[email protected]> wrote: > isnt it funny how the alt. fan always breaks off and > goes though the hood.. > its an enigma. Stands to reason that there isnt a > peticular angle that the > fan will choose before breaking apart.. you guys are > lucky that the fan > shrapnel didnt instead go into flying though into > the timing belt housing. > That would be uhmm... bad. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Anthony Pelletier" <[email protected]> > To: "Francois St-Amand" <[email protected]>; > <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 11:55 AM > Subject: RE: [a2-16v-list] Alternator fan # 2 > through the hood > > > > The fan & pulley are seperate pieces. Only half > (or > > 3/4's this time) breaks off & goes through the > hood. > > The fan is breaking in 1/2. And I don't believe I > > overtightened the alternator either. > > > > Tony > > > > > > --- Francois St-Amand <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Isn't the alternator fan & pully a one piece? > If > > > so, how can the fan shoot through the hood if > it's > > > still on the belt? If the belt went loose, > wouldn't > > > it just start whining and then quit while the > fan & > > > pully remain on the alt shaft? If it's the > whole > > > shaft that gets loose, try tightening it with an > > > impact wrench or something > > > > > > Frank > > > 91 GTX (RIP) > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Anthony Pelletier > [mailto:[email protected]] > > > Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 1:50 PM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: [a2-16v-list] Alternator fan # 2 > through > > > the hood > > > > > > > > > So awhile back some of you may remember me > talking > > > about having an alternator fan shoot through the > > > hood. > > > Well, last night it happenend again. Wham! > there > > > goes another one. So the question I have for > you > > > all > > > is how do I stop this from happening??? Yes, I > am > > > using the same alternator which there doesn't > seem > > > to > > > be anything wrong with. I think its some kind > of > > > resonsance thats killing it beucase a few days > ago I > > > heard this nasty noise coming from the front of > the > > > motor between 4000-4500 rpm. (sounds like a > dead > > > a/c > > > clutch or bad alternator). Now with a new fan > its > > > gone. I am sure glad I was a cheap ass & hadn't > > > bought a new hood cause I would have been > pissed. > > > > > > Tony > > > Now with 2 holes in my hood > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up > > > now. > > > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > > > _______________________________________________ > > > a2-16v-list mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > > > For list archives, see listinfo link above. > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up > now. > > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > > a2-16v-list mailing list > > [email protected] > > > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > > For list archives, see listinfo link above. > > _______________________________________________ > a2-16v-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > For list archives, see listinfo link above.
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