Flex Fan Disaster

[FLEET72]

My '89 S-10 2.5L had a plastic fan and took out the hood and shroud before I realized there was a recall issued for it. I was the 3rd owner and the truck was 13 years old at the time it happened so no warranty. Scared the livin' snot outta me. I was accelerating hard after turning into the flow of traffic trying to merge and KABOOM! I thought it tossed a rod because I saw the hood jump and a shadow moving skyward. Gathered up the pieces, drove home and put an electric fan on.