I got home from work today and when I shut the truck off I heard a grind and bang. Got out and looked under the truck coolant was spewing out. I replaced the water pump about 3 months ago. How tight does it have to be? I drove about 800 miles til it did it. Damn now I have to get a radiator.

 

Not sure but I bet loc tite sounds good right now.
Sorry to hear that happened.

 

Mine fell off, but didn't take out the rad. I put locktite on it and reassembled.

 

Yea i'm gonna have to do that when I get a radiator. So does anybody have a radiator for sale...lol!

 

A guy on craigslist has a radiator out of a 98 E350 powerstroke for $100.00 does anybody know if it will fit? I've seen multiple sizes on different sites for 97 F350 radiators. Thanks in advance!

 

i run my truck without a fan hasn't hurt it yet

 

You may need a fan clutch also ....

 

Is it ok to put loc-tight on those threads?

 

I think Rick nailed it. If the fan clutch is going bad up it might spin off like yours did. A diesel comes to a halt pretty quick because of the high compression ratio. That sudden stop along with a fan clutch hanging-up could make it do that. I have never used or needed lock-tite on a screw on fan, besides....it might be a real PITA to get off next time.

 

What he said....

 

Thats what I was thinking.

 

It don't sound like a bad idea to swap out the clutch then. I'll look around and see what I can find. Thanks for the replys!

 

I checked the fan clutch out and you can't hardly turn it by hand so I assume its bad. I found one on ebay for $70. Radiator isn't in too bad of shape. I'm gonna take it to a guy hopefully today to get it repaired.

 

Well i got a new radiator and a seemingly good fan clutch back in the truck and i'm back on the road. I made sure to put some locktite on the big nut that holds the fan assembly to the pulley this time....lol. Thanks for your replys everybody!

 

Glad to hear you have it back together.