Cooling Fan replacement
Might as well look for what should be on there. Then settle for what you can find that fits if you have to.
Best will be one that has a nose and bolt holes that match the water pump, pulley, and spacer.
Yes some universal fans will fit. I used a generic metal flex fan to replace a Chrysler flex fan to complete about 1500 miles.
In fact the Chrysler flex fan that failed might have been the same as on your car. It looked like there had been a small stress crack where the thin blade riveted to the heavy center. That morning it became a full crack and half the blade flew into the battery.
Key things to know:
Can not use the fans made to bolt to clutches.
Measure the spacer to be sure there is room for deeper larger width blades.
Measure the clearances to the fan shroud, if there is one one, before attempting a larger diameter fan.
This is from '73 Dodge Chassis Manual and will give you a good idea of what to look for.
18" diameter, 7 blades, 2" wide. Also used on 225, 318, and 340 E, B and C-bodies.
This is from the '73 Dodge Parts Book.
It does not show the 5 blade flex fan on a 318 A-body, but that's what you have on there currently.*
V, L = Valiant, Dart
BJ = E-body Barracuda, Challenger
R,W = Satellite, Charger & Coronet
P,D= Plymouth, Dodge (full size)
1974 parts books indicates some changes in what was being used!
* Just to satisfy curiousity. here's the models/options that the '73 Dodge FSM shows using that flex fan
Might as well look for what should be on there. Then settle for what you can find that fits if you have to.
Best will be one that has a nose and bolt holes that match the water pump, pulley, and spacer.
Yes some universal fans will fit. I used a generic metal flex fan to replace a Chrysler flex fan to complete about 1500 miles.
In fact the Chrysler flex fan that failed might have been the same as on your car. It looked like there had been a small stress crack where the thin blade riveted to the heavy center. That morning it became a full crack and half the blade flew into the battery.
Key things to know:
Can not use the fans made to bolt to clutches.
Measure the spacer to be sure there is room for deeper larger width blades.
Measure the clearances to the fan shroud, if there is one one, before attempting a larger diameter fan.
This is from '73 Dodge Chassis Manual and will give you a good idea of what to look for.
18" diameter, 7 blades, 2" wide. Also used on 225, 318, and 340 E, B and C-bodies.
This is from the '73 Dodge Parts Book.
It does not show the 5 blade flex fan on a 318 A-body, but that's what you have on there currently.*
V, L = Valiant, Dart
BJ = E-body Barracuda, Challenger
R,W = Satellite, Charger & Coronet
P,D= Plymouth, Dodge (full size)
1974 parts books indicates some changes in what was being used!
* Just to satisfy curiousity. here's the models/options that the '73 Dodge FSM shows using that flex fan
