Fan shroud

Could anyone let me know if the 68 A,s with a 318 came stock with factory fan shrouds on the rads,and if you have a pic that would be coool because mine isn,t.
Cheers

roll-in bad neighbourhood wrote:Could anyone let me know if the 68 A,s with a 318 came stock with factory fan shrouds on the rads,and if you have a pic that would be coool because mine isn,t.
Cheers

I will take a look tonight and get a pic or two for you. I think there is a shroud but will look for sure. I know what I have is stock set up.

i know they had a shroud and they are hard to come by. i found the 70's pick up worked on 3 sides. but they were to wide i cut the driver side off and made a sheet metal angle . Then bent the plastic down to the sheet metal and screwed it togather . It is still working very well. I would think the 70's van would work as well. ya just have to get creative

I have 2 shrouds that are either 6 cyl or 318. Not sure how to tell. PM me if you need one. Always looking to trade.

Here are some pics of the fan shroud that I have with my truck with the 318. It is about as good as I can get as there is not much room in there to get around it.








Hope this helps.

the / 6 shroud is off center... the 318 shroud would be on center.

dix wrote:the / 6 shroud is off center... the 318 shroud would be on center.

Thanks for the replies. I've been up north working and had no internet,Blackace is your shroud factory equipment,i will pm born2late and see if his is similar.Did you notice any difference in cooling, with the clutch fan vs the flex fan.

In the Mopar world, the 'right way' is to run a clutch fan and a shroud or a solid fan with a shroud.
High HP and long haul vehicles came with the clutch fans. Low buck and short trip stuff like our vans and the trucks tended toward the solid fans. Many of them did not have shrouds but every van I've seen had provisions for them. They probably got left off at some point. These things need all the airflow help they can get!
If you upgrade your van for more modern fast-paced driving and road trips, I'd suggest a clutch fan.
Shrouds should bolt on to the back, and extend out away from the radiator core around the edges as much as possible to limit blocking the air flow. The fan edges should be 1/3 to 1/2 way into the opening. There should be enough gap to allow the fan to be unbolted, tilted and removed.

Flex fans are an aftermarket mess that tend to disentegrate.

I might have an extra shroud. If I have one I'll let you know. Don

RodStRace wrote:In the Mopar world, the 'right way' is to run a clutch fan and a shroud or a solid fan with a shroud.
High HP and long haul vehicles came with the clutch fans. Low buck and short trip stuff like our vans and the trucks tended toward the solid fans. Many of them did not have shrouds but every van I've seen had provisions for them. They probably got left off at some point. These things need all the airflow help they can get!
If you upgrade your van for more modern fast-paced driving and road trips, I'd suggest a clutch fan.
Shrouds should bolt on to the back, and extend out away from the radiator core around the edges as much as possible to limit blocking the air flow. The fan edges should be 1/3 to 1/2 way into the opening. There should be enough gap to allow the fan to be unbolted, tilted and removed.

Flex fans are an aftermarket mess that tend to disentegrate.

Rod would you say that the shroud in the pictures blackace provided are factory equipment.

factory but a bit hacked.
Looks like it's been cut at the bottom and sides/top using a cutting torch.

pittsdriver wrote:I might have an extra shroud. If I have one I'll let you know. Don

Don that would be great if you could have a look for me.

roll-in bad neighbourhood wrote:

dix wrote:the / 6 shroud is off center... the 318 shroud would be on center.

Thanks for the replies. I've been up north working and had no internet,Blackace is your shroud factory equipment,i will pm born2late and see if his is similar.Did you notice any difference in cooling, with the clutch fan vs the flex fan.

Yea this is factory original from 1968. and I have not had any issues with keeping the truck cool even driving in town with stop and go traffic.

if you guys get a chance, could ya measure the 318 rdaiator, just the corewould be great. the rad i took out has ben changed at some point. i need the stock measurements , this way i got a shot of getting something. thanks