On Oct 2, 4:12 pm, d...@15.usenet.us.com wrote:

> It's even more exciting when the hood isn't open.
> Accelerating onto the freeway, my fan blade made a nice exit through the
> closed hood. At least it came out cleanly. It could have done more damage
> in a different direction.

25 years ago I got a recall notice in the mail for my '76 Mustang II
(don't laugh too hard. At least I bought it used instead of new) for
the exploding coolant fan. If I remember right, somebody died because
of this.