Topic: Radiator fan blade - 66 A code with AC

[austr6]

Hello all,
I need to know what the correct radiator fan is for my vehicle...
Genuine GT A code 289 with Air conditioning and power steering. 20/5/66
Also is it meant to have a clutch mounted to the fan because it has a/c ?
Your response will be greatly appreciated.
Kind regards,

Richard.

[midlife]

One reference I have says a 7 blade, 17.5", C40Z-8600-C and a casting number of C60E-C.  I don't believe these had clutches.

[mgmradio]

Factory AC would have come with a clutch fan.

[Bob Gaines]

Factory AC would have come with a clutch fan.

Typically maybe but not in all years and all Mustang applications.

[austr6]

Yes it was sold with air factory ordered, not dealer fitted. So does anyone know for sure what fan blade and if it has a clutch?

[67350#1242]

C6OE-G    7 blade fan with clutch:
http://mustangtek.com/fan/C6OE-G.html

[rockhouse66]

C6OE-G    7 blade fan with clutch:
http://mustangtek.com/fan/C6OE-G.html

+1  This is what is on mine.

[J_Speegle]

Yes it was sold with air factory ordered, not dealer fitted. So does anyone know for sure what fan blade and if it has a clutch?

+2  Yes

Typically maybe but not in all years and all Mustang applications.

Added to the title to include year and application

[Bob Gaines]

Added to the title to include year and application

That is good because without that context someone might take it it that all years were like that (A/C = clutch fan).

[J_Speegle]

That is good because without that context someone might take it it that all years were like that (A/C = clutch fan).

Ya the section it was posted in would have been too big of a clue LOL 

[Bob Gaines]

Ya the section it was posted in would have been too big of a clue LOL 

Just following your lead 

[austr6]

One reference I have says a 7 blade, 17.5", C40Z-8600-C and a casting number of C60E-C.  I don't believe these had clutches.

So is every one of the same opinion that this would be the correct part number applicable to my vehicle ? even though midlife thinks it doesn't have a clutch? ..... you can see my confusion.
Thanks again in advance,
Richard.

[midlife]

I checked the MPC ahd the C6OE-G appears to be the correct fan for your 66 with hanging AC. 

The first source I cited usually is correct, but doesn't necessarily contain all available options...sorry if I misled you.

[J_Speegle]

So is every one of the same opinion that this would be the correct part number applicable to my vehicle ? even though midlife thinks it doesn't have a clutch? ..... you can see my confusion.

Don't have a number from the original I posted so can't confirm nor say that its wrong but if it were me I would find an original and use that as a source over a MPC

Just me

Just following your lead 

We we've both learned through the years what happens when one of us follows the others lead.  ..... People cry   

[lancelot66]

I dug up an old thread in this forum on this with some good info:

http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?topic=4203.0

When I had to figure this out for our car to get it correct, I found the MustangTek site and Bob Manell's book as sources. What I found was that for '65 and '66 cars, there were two critical factors determining which 7-blade fan your car had:

Before 1/5/66, w/factory air:  C6OE-C
Before 1/5/66, w/factory air & thermactor emissions: C6OE-A
After 1/5/66, w/factory air, w or w/o thermactor, C6OE-G

All of these 7-blade config's got fan clutches because of the A/C extra load on the engine. Thermactor a bit more (but negligible in some reading that I've done on this).
All should have also had a fan shroud and I believe a hot idle compensator spliced into the pcv hose to the carb spacer.

Hope this helps out somewhat.