1993 Damon Intruder/P30 454 Overheating
Hey guys, hope y'all are doing well. We're having some issues with our 1993 Damon Intruder with the big block in it. For some background, last summer we were road tripping across some of the north wes...
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dougrainer,
Thanks for the tstat tip, although I believe it's working correctly. I see the temp needle bumping around when the tstat should be opening.
Talking about the orientation of the fan got me thinking, so I went out to check. Here's a photo of how it looks, disregard the shiny spot. That's just where I laid a piece of reflective tape for my laser tach. For reference, when you crank the engine the fan rotates to the left. Correct me if I'm wrong, but shouldn't the sweep of the fan follow the rotational direction of the fan? Would this not be trying to push air out of the radiator in it's current orientation?
Thanks for the tstat tip, although I believe it's working correctly. I see the temp needle bumping around when the tstat should be opening.
Talking about the orientation of the fan got me thinking, so I went out to check. Here's a photo of how it looks, disregard the shiny spot. That's just where I laid a piece of reflective tape for my laser tach. For reference, when you crank the engine the fan rotates to the left. Correct me if I'm wrong, but shouldn't the sweep of the fan follow the rotational direction of the fan? Would this not be trying to push air out of the radiator in it's current orientation?
