Correct Fan Blade for '66 A/C Coupe

[Harry L.]

Can anyone help me understand what the correct fan balde is for a 1966 with Air Conditioning. The previous JG (4th Edition) said "There are undocumented cases of 7 blade fans used in air-conditioned cars." However, the newly released 1966 JG does not contain that phrase.
As I recall, at the Nationals in St. Charles, MO in 2008, there was a Bow Tie judged 1966 Coupe with A/C and it had the 7 blade fan.
Obviously, the car cools much better with a 7 blade fan, but I would like to know what is deemed to be correct (or optional).

Thanks for the help,

Harry

[Tom D.]

Re: Correct Fan Blade for '66 A/C Coupe

Which engine do you have?

Thanks
td

[Harry L.]

Re: Correct Fan Blade for '66 A/C Coupe

Tom,

Sorry, I left that detail out. Mine is a 327/300 HP.

Harry

[Jim S.]

Re: Correct Fan Blade for '66 A/C Coupe

Can anyone help me understand what the correct fan balde is for a 1966 with Air Conditioning. The previous JG (4th Edition) said "There are undocumented cases of 7 blade fans used in air-conditioned cars." However, the newly released 1966 JG does not contain that phrase.
As I recall, at the Nationals in St. Charles, MO in 2008, there was a Bow Tie judged 1966 Coupe with A/C and it had the 7 blade fan.
Obviously, the car cools much better with a 7 blade fan, but I would like to know what is deemed to be correct (or optional).

Thanks for the help,

Harry

Harry,

Click on to this thread or Do an advance search on the disscussion board for this post . It gives pictures and all the details you will need .Hopefully !


Factory fan 1966 L79
Jim Moreland (50266)

JIm

[Peter L.]

Re: Correct Fan Blade for '66 A/C Coupe

Harry - You are correct on your observation on the 66 C60 Corvette at the Nationals in that the car had a 7 blade fan blade assembly. I've looked at a lot of C60 mid-years, and from the information presented and in my opinion, I have a number of reasons to believe the car as presented at the National Meet is as it came from the Factory. Having said that I can also say that the typical Factory production sb C60 Corvettes came with one of two 5 blade fan blade assemblies as noted in the 1966 Corvette AIM.

Unfortunately, when the 66 TIM&JG was under revision as far as I know there were no document cases so the statement in the previous Editions of the TIM&JG that in my opinion was so ambiguous, i.e. what does undocumented cases mean that it was pretty difficult to interpret from both a judging perspective and an owner's perspective.

My 2 cents. BTW, what is the VIN of the 66 w/ C60 that you are curious about.

Pete

[Harry L.]

Re: Correct Fan Blade for '66 A/C Coupe

Peter,

It is car # 3508 made on October 20, 1965.

Thanks,

Harry

[David P.]

Re: Correct Fan Blade for '66 A/C Coupe

My 1966 327/300 C60 coupe, mid-December 65 build, also came with one of the 5 blade fan variations.
Alex