this isnt really a question for myself cause i would never run a flex fan but anyway lets not get me started. a guy at work has a 86 t/a that had a elec. fan and he had it on a switch and well for some reason wanted to go to a mechanical fan. i gave him the old shroud from my 82 since im running a elec. fan on it now and he bought a 19in flex fan from autozone and now he cant get the hood to shut without it pushing down on the shrough. he claims that he needs my hood now which i know is bs since i looked at both my 82 and 86 and the undersides are the same. anyone got an idea as to why it is hitting? i havent gotten to go look at his setup yet but i think he just installed something wrong. well thanks for the help in advance.

 

anyone got any ideas to whats going on?

 

I got 85 T/A with a flex fan, it has 18 inch on it and barely make's it!
I don't know how 19 inch would make it? I opened my hood an saw grove's
in the hood from the fan.

Plus; are you running a clutch? The closer you are to the slope of hood, the more likely in going to hit. a clutch, plus the adpater will make it hit. Also make sure you don't have a long nose water pump.

Go luck.

 

well he says when he shuts the hood the hood hits the shroud which cause's it to hit the fan and he is not running a clutch

 

Is it the orginial engine? but try a small fan. to keep the same amount of air flow. try using a fan with bigger blades. If that don't work; go to home depot, get a piece of 1/8 steel, make a new fan shroud... what don't exist, can be created. unless his trying to keep it orginial. Also double check the hood lines; something may be off there.

 

hs car is a 86 it cme with a electric fan and he wants a manual old style fan. car has carb lg4 305 in it i gave him my shroud from my 82 and he bought a 19in flex fan from autozone and they told him it was the one for a 84. he still thinks he needs a whole new hood to make it work.