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Cleaning up the parts shelf and totes today and this one has me stymied. Could be T, TT military vehicle or refrigerator ice maker.
I'll hang up and listen. And, if it gets ID'd and anyone needs it, I don't.

Not a Ford part.

A couple of photos with scale would help. Looks to me to be a fan belt guide, but kind of hard to tell the exact size.
Good Luck,
Kevin

kevinf wrote: ↑

Fri May 31, 2024 8:24 pm

Looks to me to be a fan belt guide, but kind of hard to tell the exact size.
Kevin

Yep, agree, you nailed it, an accessory fan belt guide to keep the flat belt on the fan and crank pulley.

Yes. It is a fan belt guide that straddles the fan belt and keeps the belt centered on the pulley, preventing the belt from going to and fro on the pulley. My 1926 coupe had a very rusted and pitted one on it when I bought it in 1970. The parts places sell a modern version of this from their inventory. The one in the picture is sold by Snyder’s. Jim Patrick

Ummmm.............do they still cost 14 cents?

I'M RICH!
Thanks to all. Makes perfect sense. I have to pull my radiator when I get fenders painted and ready to reassemble the WWI ambulance project, so I'll see if I can figure out where to attach and put it on at that time. Don't see any downside to installing one.

Thanks again. I'.. mark a bag and package it up so I don't forget what the heck it is.

Have a safe weekend. Car show got rained out this morning in Talapoosa, GA, so catching up on research and paperwork.

The fan pulley is convex with the widest part at the center so the belt is supposed to seek the widest part of the pulley and stay centered, but if the pulley has been worn flat, or the fan bushing or shaft is worn or bent, causing the fan to dip down, your guide is useful to help keep the belt centered on the pulley, even if it frays the edge of the belt. This drawing is of the 1926-27 fans assembly but you can see how the pulley is convex.
Note: If your fan assembly suffers from any of the problems listed above, the problems should be repaired instead of remedied using this contraption. Jim Patrick

PS. Jeff is right that it is not a Ford part, specifically, but were marketed to Fords since the Model T was the prevalent car on the roads at the time. They were not installed at the factory, but is an after market accessory designed for many cars of the era.