Anyone have an idea on where to find a fan shroud for a 1965 F250 with 352 engine? The fiberglass/plastic one in my truck was cracked in several places and yesterday while working on the truck I broke it into several pieces. Carpenter, Mac and other truck websites only list later trucks, not 1965. Any ideas on where to get one? Anyone have one for sale?

I'm supposed to to a car from Maryland to Michigan in July and I think I need to replace the fan shroud to help with cooling.

Thanks, Gene

 

Don't have one my 65 daily driver. Didn't have one on my last 65 truck. Both have 352's.
I live in Cali. where it gets HHHHHHHHOT. Never have overheating problems. Except in the cab .
I have seen them installed by others. Not sure how they did it.

I still have all my fingers.

 

I wouldn't sweat it Gene. I could be wrong but I believe it was an add on. The only time that I have had an issue with my truck getting hot was when in bumper to bumper traffic barely moving. I would shift into N and idle it up a little and maintain a no boil.

These trucks have huge frontal opens and plenty of air passes through. As long as you are moving forward 20 mph, no sweat, it will stay cool, providing you don't have other issues with the system.


John

 

The one that broke on your truck, was it a real fan shroud? If so, do you still have it? There is a number on it. On one of the corners it should be stamped. If you still have it post the number that's on it, I may have one.

 

I used a shroud off a 74 F100 4x4 on one of our 66 F100 2wd.

 

I used one of an early70s ford station wagon it's in the shop I think the engine was a 400ci had to drill holes in the rad brackets

 

I got one from an 70-ish model truck with a 360 in it. Never put it on and have never needed it. I have the original radiator and I don't think I could overheat.

 

Someone found something that would fit, because there was no such thing as original.

Look at the upper left corner of the shroud for the Ford ID number. Could be C8TA-8146-S or D3TA-8146-DA or ?