Chuck in Indiana wrote:I've looked pretty hard for a bolt in replacement for the cooling fans. So far, no luck.
I'd think this one
http://www.ebay.com/itm/SPAL-4-Paddle-B ... 46&vxp=mtrappears to be good quality. A guy could band saw off the mounting ears on the old fan and epoxy them to this one.. at least that's what I'm going to do if I don't find any suitable donors at the Japanese bike wrecking yard in Indy.
Ok, here's how I did it.
Find some suitable junk steel, lay out the hole locations, drill them, and bolt it to the old fan.
![Image](http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c294/elwood59/Skorpion/1-025_zpsdxjtmalq.jpg)
Saw the mounting ears off. The steel fixture will keep the mount holes in the right location. Fit them up to the new fan with a die grinder, Dremel, whatever you have. Find a clamp to hold everything in assembly while the epoxy is curing. This one may be a little overkill, but it's what I found.
![Image](http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c294/elwood59/Skorpion/1-027_zpslcisttoq.jpg)
Gotcha some waxed paper? Wouldn't want to epoxy this to the bench.
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Apply a generous bead of epoxy to the mount ears and fan. Wiggle it around a little. Set it on the wax paper, and clamp it gently.
![Image](http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c294/elwood59/Skorpion/1-028_zps0ha3zd1r.jpg)
Be patient.
Here we go, a bolt on replacement that is sealed. Water and dust proof. These should actually work instead of the crap OEM fans..
![Image](http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c294/elwood59/Skorpion/1-031_zpszpje9d3l.jpg)
After the epoxy fully cures, remove the drill fixture, sand and add a generous fillet of epoxy all around if necessary.