Gjac wrote:
...failing fan clutches come on later and not sooner. I would still check out the rest of your cooling system as myself and others have suggested. You have great access to your radiator with the fan removed.
Well I later walked that back somewhere in this thread. It was about 8 months ago and I don't see anywhere in my notes that it came on sooner. I must have been operating off of faulty memory. The notes do say and my memory is certain... that the fan remained engaged for a much longer period than usual per the given conditions and long after the temp gauge had fallen well below the usual disengage point.
As far as radiator access?
Well... sort of.
Rather than pull a bunch of hoses and wires to get it out, I left the fan in there. I'll just have to bite the bullet and pull all that stuff to run my survey.
FWIW: Just got my latest Harbor Freight email. Big 3-day-only sale! They've got the guns for only $19.95. Oooooh!
'course... don't tell Mex that there are about a dozen highly rated units I could have delivered in 2 days from Amazon starting at 13 bucks. No matter, though. I don't need a spare.
MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
A taurus with bad bushing will spin when it shouldn't. Nevertheless oil leakage is like a redwood post driven through the heart of a vampire. It's the utter, absolute and bitter end, period.
In a wrecking yard pick a fan clutch with (if anything) only dust on the hub. Not even oil film from weepage is allowed. Take your old fan along to match mounting holes. Pay attention to overall length and length from hub to fan bolting surface.
Don't listen to unfounded rumor.
The OEM units are as good as they get.
Many aftermarket super fans are far lighter than their OEM cousins. This is a blessing as weight contributes greatly to aluminum hub flexing and premature seal failure. Get the most aggressive fan you can find, then compare the weight. GM went cheap and used heavy steel. There is nothing wrong with aluminum blade paddles.
I just pureéd my minced words.
So far, no good. Nothing at the yards I've called. One said he could order one for $110. Well... I can get a new OEM for $120. And a thought occurred to me. I don't know how I can be confident that what I find in the yards is a Severed Duty unit. I want one that engages hard and makes a load a' noise for those steep climbs pullin' the boat.
Here's the OEM on Amazon.One guess where it's made.
24 hours of lying face down after your Brakleen and no moisture to be found on that spring. Part of me has to wonder if the dollop I witnessed wasn't just the effects of gravity on the goop around the spring.
