Even MGA Fans Fail

We have all heard the scary stories about fans that lose blades & the unhappy ending with a fan poking through the aluminum bonnet.  This one is slightly less traumatic. 

28 July 2006:  After 46 years of whizzing around in circles, Kermit's fan decided life should be more interesting.  While buzzing around at 3,500 RPM, a blade departed downward (thankfully!!), slamming into the core, then giving the fibreglass fan cowl a chop, sliced off 3/4 of the radiator bottom pipe causing a very loud BANG, bounced off the chassis and continued on its journey down the highway, followed promptly thereafter by the glycol & a few expletives.  No need for bran today!  Frequent prior inspections showed no signs of weakness.   Enlarge Pic.

Old "Gummy"

While the radiator was being repaired, shopping time for a new fan.  Enlarge Pic.

New Propeller & Repaired Radiator

New fan, repaired radiator, repaired cowl and back on the road again.  Enlarge Pic.

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