Blades for viscous fan clutch

[Longgone]

I`ve found a short shaft fan clutch for use in my big block Barracuda, so I asked the guy at the auto parts store to see if he could hook me up with a matching fan blade and I got this. (see picture). Has anybody ever used one of these types of blades with their fan clutch and are there any advantages or disadvantages in using one. Thanks

 

[rumblefish360]

YIKES! Ummmmmmm, never seen one like that. Whats wrong with OE?

 

[Longgone]

The only fan clutch I could find to fit with the right bolt pattern ( I have 3.25" from water pump to radiator) is a Jaguar XJ6 unit and the pattern for the blade is different from Mopar.

 

[mcodecuda]

I used the stock one from Mopar Performance with a 3 core radiator and it's so close that I have to put a piece of cardboard on the backside of the radiator and then slide the clutch unit on. Once the unit is mounted its only abouy 1/4" away from the radiator. From what I can tell Mopar didn't offer a viscous fan clutch on big block A body cars.

 

[AdamR]

The new Mopar pieces have a thicker clutch and linger shaft on them making them sit closer to the radiator.

 

[Longgone]

I used the stock one from Mopar Performance with a 3 core radiator and it's so close that I have to put a piece of cardboard on the backside of the radiator and then slide the clutch unit on. Once the unit is mounted its only abouy 1/4" away from the radiator. From what I can tell Mopar didn't offer a viscous fan clutch on big block A body cars.

I believe they came along with the A/C package, so yes they are non-existant in A bodies.There is a short one made for B-bodies of the late 60`s era. They`re super rare and expensive so I went to the Jag clutch. I tried the Mopar clutch but it was too long. I`d like to get some sort of fan blade that resembles a factory Mopar piece. The clutch is a Hayden 2765.

 

[dusterdon]

Hayden makes one with mopar fan stud spacing. do a search and you'll find a thread on here.

 

[Longgone]

Hayden makes one with mopar fan stud spacing. do a search and you'll find a thread on here.

I`ll take a look and see what I can find. Thanks!