-> WC> Ford sent me a notice on their composite fan assembly
-> WC> warning of this. Some dippy engineer decided you could save
-> WC> weight by riviting plastic blades onto the fan spindle. It
-> WC> was responsible for killing a number of mechanics. 

-> They didn't _do_ mass recalls in those days. :-( 

-> WC> Another notice I got from Ford was a sticker I was supposed
-> WC> to stick on my eyeshade notifying me the car could
-> WC> unexpectedly move from park or neutral into drive. 

-> WC> The week after I received that wonderously helpful sticker
-> WC> I was tuning the car and it did exactly that. 

-> WC> I had _just_ enough time to clear the distance between the
-> WC> car and garage door diving into the open driver's door and
-> WC> depress the brake pedal with my hand before the car drove
-> WC> through the garage door. Stopped it about 1 1/2 inches from
-> WC> impact. 

-> WC> Sure am glad they sent me that sticker else I guess I'd
-> WC> have just stood there and got run over. 

-> This was in the '70s? I seem to recall people being run over by
-> their Ford when trying to get back in to stop the car and
-> falling down. 

Yup 1972 Gran Torino.

-> WC> Never did figure out how to set timing or points without
-> WC> the motor running to avoid a disintegrating fan blade. How
-> WC> would one do the advance setting statically? 

-> Theoretically you could find top dead center then work from
-> there. 
   
Doesn't allow for wear or spring - weight advance properly.

-> I used a timing light but stood well back as out of line
-> with the fan as possible. 

I used a timing light as well but couldn't stay clear of the fan
and do the tuneup.
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