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Car Forum / Antique and Collectibles / Studebaker / August 2005fan shroud
When I bought my 64, 10 years ago, I did the radiator soon after I bought it. The shroud had a section cut out of the bottom. I thought that it was done because there was a clearance issue or someone didn't want to remove the fan to remove the shroud. I have seen quite a few cars with the shroud cut like mine was. I say was, because I sectioned a piece in the complete the circle. I'm wondering if that impedes flow through the bottom of the radiator. It's so close down there that I can imagine the air running into the wall I created and creating a flow issue. Are most of the shrouds out there cut open on the bottom?? I'm especially interested in the Stude cars. Ernie R2 R5388 Ernie, my 63 is whole. Maybe the bottom is cut out of the bottom of your so the shroud could be removed without taking the fan off (?) I haven't noticed any cut shrouds, but I can't really say I've look for them. Jeff Ernie Rizzolo wrote: > When I bought my 64, 10 years ago, I did the radiator soon after I > bought it. The shroud had a section cut out of the bottom. I thought [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Ernie R2 R5388 I've seen three cut this way. One I did myself after much frustration getting it off when I first got into Studes. It allows the shroud to be removed without removing the fan. KM Ernie; I checked my 64 (#5367) and the fan shroud does not complete encircle the fan - only about 3/4 or a bit more. By the looks of it, the bottom section, if there, would not have been very wide. With the way the radiator is sloped and the balancer on the engine, there is only 3-4 inches between the two. I couldn't imagine it affecting the air flow much. The Parts Catalog lists three fan shrouds. One is for a 17" five blade fan P/N 1556021,(which is standard for all models), one for a 14" five blade fan, P/N 1560547(listed as being for R3 and R4), and one for a 17" seven blade fan, P/N 1563111(listed for all models), both being optional. I have the 17" seven blade fan and this shroud LOOKS original and uncut. Any idea which one you have? Cheers, Rich Richard Morris Renton, WA 64 R-1 #5367 90 4-door #78 The incomplete shrouds I've seen were all cut the same way and didn't look like someone had taken a saw to them. I'm inclined to think that the factory did this. It is that closeness at the bottom that makes me wonder if having the shroud no more than a few inches from the radiator isn't creating a restriction, or some kind of pressure spot because the could be pushing air through the radiator rather than drawing it through. The air would get drawn through, hit a wall and either stay there or just swirl around down there never getting cool because it is being circulated around the radiator over and over again. Easy enough to see if it makes a difference because the piece I sectioned in was riveted in place and I'm going to remove it. Stay Tuned... > Ernie; > I checked my 64 (#5367) and the fan shroud does not complete encircle [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > 64 R-1 #5367 > 90 4-door #78 Hello Ernie I have a 64 r2 avanti my fan shroud is also missing the piece on the bottom.A freind of mine that works on studebakers has a 64 r2 that he is working on for a customer and the bottom piece is also missing.When i had a overheating problem i thought the shroud had something to do with it.The overheating turned out be a few other things. Lenny l Well, I'm convinced that the missing piece is intentional. I'm going to remove it and see if it makes any difference. My car does not overheat but it seems that it runs warmer than it should at times when it should be running cooler. I will update , thanks everyone. > Hello Ernie > I have a 64 r2 avanti my fan shroud is also missing the piece on the [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > l There are two Avanti fan shrouds, a full, and a "horseshoe style" (open on the bottom) > Hello Ernie > I have a 64 r2 avanti my fan shroud is also missing the piece on the [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > l  SignatureJP/Maryland Studebaker On the Net http://stude.com My Ebay items:http://www.stude.com/EBAY/ 64 R2 4 speed Challenger (Plain Wrapper) 64 Challenger (Plain Wrapper ?) 63 R2 4 speed GT Hawk 63 GT Hawk (on ebay) 61 Hawk 60? Hawk 54 Starlight(sold) 53 Starlight John, do you think it was to speed up production, avoid clearance issues or to provide some cooling benefit? > There are two Avanti fan shrouds, a full, and a "horseshoe style" (open on > the bottom) [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >> >> l |
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