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minor65
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Fan blade colour

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I am going to paint the fan blade and pulley on my latest purchase, as I have them off the car. It's a 61 with it's original 948 and they are yellow at the minute. Some would say I should know this, as I would be classed as a 'minor' nerd !! But what colour should they be / when did they change from red to yellow?

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Re: Fan blade colour

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I would say yellow, but what ever colour you paint it Im going to tell you its wrong when I see it :D


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Re: Fan blade colour

Post by chesney »

Both the fan and pulley on my '58 948 (original engine confirmed by the original logbook) were yellow, I am 99% certain that they were from that point on. Supposedly safer as it's easier to see the fan.
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Re: Fan blade colour

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read somewhere red was for export, I went for fiat yellow on my 948, nice and bright :). but think rover yellow would be correct more gold.

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Re: Fan blade colour

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In the mmoc concours world ive learnt the colour should be yellow, bright yellow, bolts and spring washers not painted.. :D
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Re: Fan blade colour

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OK thanks. Yellow it is then !!

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Re: Fan blade colour

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And on later engines the pulleys were black but with yellow blades, but that's a late 60s thing so not right for a 50s car. Think its around 68 on, from original ones I've seen..
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Re: Fan blade colour

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read somewhere red was for export
The fan on our '61 (Canada) is yellow, engine is a 1275 (from what I don't know), but I suspect the fan is original to the car. There was 2 blades on the fan, I removed one.
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Re: Fan blade colour

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Series MM fan blades, on dynamo or water pump are red. They are on my car
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Re: Fan blade colour

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Our 54 Series has yellow blades was like it when bought the car. Strange thing is we have 2 blades but the car started life in Northern Ierlend (NIA 4695)

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Re: Fan blade colour

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My 1957 4 door has a red fan....looks original.
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Re: Fan blade colour

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I had an early 948cc Minor 1000 - it was late a 1950s car but I can't remember what year - and it certainly had a red fan. My 1961 car - also 948cc - has a yellow one, so at some stage during 948 production they seem to have changed but I can't tell you when!
Unfortunately on most underbonnet pictures the fan is obscured :( .
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Re: Fan blade colour

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Gidday from Australia

My 1960 Morris Minor 1000 / 948cc is still all original as it was from the showroom and the pulley and blades are red. Hope this has helped.
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Re: Fan blade colour

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katy wrote:
read somewhere red was for export
The fan on our '61 (Canada) is yellow, engine is a 1275 (from what I don't know), but I suspect the fan is original to the car. There was 2 blades on the fan, I removed one.
A fan with just ONE blade?
Further investigations uncovered it was an inside job!!
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Re: Fan blade colour

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I'm sure he would have had it balanced. :D

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Re: Fan blade colour

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One blade, double ended. :D
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