Newbie with Truck over heating
Hello, My family and I are venturing out into full time rv living. This is my first time owning a truck with this new venture and have a question related to my truck. We bought a 3500 dually 2...
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joegray wrote:
If you take it to a dealership or someone with a code/scanner computer they should be able to force the clutch fan to engage through the computer. That way you would know rather than just throwing parts at it. I would also put a new rad and thermostat in it that way you know it's clean with no restriction. JMHO
The fan clutches on these are an internal thermostatically controlled unit. They can not be forced to come on by anything other than heat. According to my dealer, they have replaced the clutch on many 08`s and 09`s. Mine included just 2 years ago now. My truck was doing exactly the same that the op described. As soon as the fan clutch was replaced, the issue was resolved.
