| How many is too many screws to hold down a fantastic fan? [message #284332] |
Sat, 08 August 2015 19:40  |
Joe Weir
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I think I found out while changing mine:
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/adventures/p58855-fantastic-screws.html
36 screws. The po must have done some high speed driving....
The fantastic fan was disintegrating on the inside, but it still worked and did not leak...go figure with 36 screw holes... 
76 Birchaven - "Wicked Mistress" - New engine, trans, alum radiator, brakes, Sully airbags, fuel lines, seats, adult beverage center... those Coachmen guys were really thinking about us second hand owners by including that beverage center...
Columbia, SC.
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| Re: [GMCnet] How many is too many screws to hold down a fantastic fan? [message #284366 is a reply to message #284361] |
Sun, 09 August 2015 06:29  |
Joe Weir
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So we're the fantastic fans sold as an upgrade insert? I did not think they were old enough to be oem.
From what I've seen, Mistress was refurbed in about 97. Bilsteins, interior mods...an expensive fan upgrade would not be a stretch, though the plastic is in worse shape than the oem stuff. The plasticizers have packed up and gone.
I just thought the sheer number was so ridiculously over the top I had to share.
The replacement is "getting by" with only 17. Surprisingly, only the corner holes were re-usable. I had to put another 13 holes in the roof to mount the new one. Thank God for butyl tape and sealant...
76 Birchaven - "Wicked Mistress" - New engine, trans, alum radiator, brakes, Sully airbags, fuel lines, seats, adult beverage center... those Coachmen guys were really thinking about us second hand owners by including that beverage center...
Columbia, SC.
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| Re: [GMCnet] How many is too many screws to hold down a fantasticfan? [message #284373 is a reply to message #284366] |
Sun, 09 August 2015 08:18 |
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USAussie
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Joe,
I checked the Parts Book 78Z pages 28-160 - 163 and the OEM roof vents all had a small fan blade. The Fantastic Vent is an
aftermarket item.
Regards,
Rob M.
The Pedantic Mechanic
-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Weir
So we're the fantastic fans sold as an upgrade insert? I did not think they were old enough to be oem.
From what I've seen, Mistress was refurbed in about 97. Bilsteins, interior mods...an expensive fan upgrade would not be a stretch,
though the plastic is in worse shape than the oem stuff. The plasticizers have packed up and gone.
I just thought the sheer number was so ridiculously over the top I had to share...
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Rob M. (USAussie)
The Pedantic Mechanic
Sydney, Australia
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