F-150 fan clutch issue: second act
Re: this first thread, today I got a chance to hitch up and try out my new $2700 repair (torque converter, valve body, cooling radiator unit, misc. new clamp, fluids, and gaskets). This was supposed t...
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carringb wrote:
Sorry if I missed it, but did they ever test the trans cooler bypass valve? That would easily explain the high temps, and Ford has and faulty valves in the past.
I don't know the answer. But by this time tomorrow I will. I've heard that mentioned several places. It seems to be consistantly running right on the edge of overheat all the time, and the minute I put any extra load on it, the temp goes ballistic. I ran down a long hill in neutral after a hard climb with the fan on, and when I got to the bottom, I nursed it across a long flat and it seemed ok for a mile or so. As soon as it started climbing the next grade it was back into the fan asap.
Thanks for the input.
