This demonstration guide answers one field question about packed cooling fins and a dull blade increasing load. Measurements come before parts, and the notes are not a generic equipment FAQ.
Diagnose before replacing parts
Start with fin packing depth and blade sharpness radius. That reading separates packed cooling fins and a dull blade increasing load from adjacent faults that share the same complaint.
If the measurement is out of spec, treat the blower housing and blade as the primary path. If it is in spec, do not replace the blower housing and blade just to complete a parts list.
Repair the failed system
The usual correction is the blower housing and blade, installed to the documented spec for this complaint.
A demonstration shop records the finding so the next technician is not repeating a guess about packed cooling fins and a dull blade increasing load.
Stop before you make it worse
Do not removing the blower housing while the engine is running. That shortcut hides the original measurement and creates a second failure.
If the machine still fails after the blower housing and blade is corrected, convert the visit to a broader diagnosis rather than stacking parts.
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