mystery part

Does anyone know what the heck I found?

 

A fan.

 

Thanks, I knew it was something someone would be able to identify. where was my head? It has an electric clutch to engage the fan and pulley. It looks fordish to me but I can't figure what it came from.

 

Appears to look like a fan. With attached mounting bracket.

 

Looks like an 8BA flathead fan to me. I'd bet $5 on it!

I've never seen one with the electric clutch looking thing, but I'm not a FH expert either.

 

did they have an elect clutch?

 

Thats interesting. Looks like it could be an aftermarket setup.

 

23mm thats about 7/8 inch in american money

 

I doubt if its aftermarket. It looks as old as the hills and weighs half a ton. They don't make stuff like this anymore. Unless it was an antique aftermarket.

 

Maybe old diesel stuff ?

 

im going to guess with some of you , i suggest possibly a older large truck flathead maybe , 272/292 raised type mount to get more in heart of air flow , maybe even coe , older electric lock up hub as newer have air control and thermo switchs , just thoughts though

 

My best guess is the fan was engaged by a temperature switch to power the clutch making for better cooling.

 

Maybe an electrically switch controlled electromagnetic clutched fan drive? Disengage at higway speeds then engage when creeping thru city traffic? My guess.

 

Common on diesel trucks

 

What era?

 

Fan from a 292 truck engine
Here is the bracket it mounts on
engine is from a f600

 

That looks sweet. Where does the wire go?

 

It looks like you need one. The price is right, but the shipping will get ya.

 

I dont realy checked that they came from the cableharnes
gues they came from a temp switch mine was a firetruck
with front mounted pump gues they neded a electric fan
when running the front pump standing still

 

great info. Anyone need or want it? I hate to s**** it if it can be used.

 

Heo, those headers are pretty cool

I like the large radius sweep on the pipes.

 

Thank you here is a better pic filled the pipes with lead
and bent them with the tube bender i use for bending
rollcages then melted the lead out

 

Glad it was ID'd. It would make more sense to me to find an armature and windings in there so the fan could overrun in a low RPM/high load condition, rather than a clutch to disengague and free wheel. Those engines run 'a little warm'. Hers an idea... amaze your friends and make a shop fan outa'it.