Radiator Fan
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Cargo Master
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From: Higginsville, MO
Radiator Fan
my fan sometimes turn slow at idle and once the engine warms up it spins faster.... but it never actually stops spinning all together is this how its supposed to be?
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Cargo Master
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From: Higginsville, MO
yea if i get on it and the motor heats up the fan really gets after it.....
temp gauge never goes above the N on normal is that supposed to be like that?
havent installed my gauge pillar yet with mechanical gauges.... shes not going down the highway at the moment just working the farm while i get it built how i want it and fixing the issues the PO didnt let us know of
temp gauge never goes above the N on normal is that supposed to be like that?
havent installed my gauge pillar yet with mechanical gauges.... shes not going down the highway at the moment just working the farm while i get it built how i want it and fixing the issues the PO didnt let us know of
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Sounds like she's working like she should - really as long as she don't overheat while idling you're doing good. Mine had the clutch start slipping bad, she'd get hot by just sitting in my driveway, I locked the clutch so now I have the tornado under the hood all the time, but she stays cool 
Lead Driver
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From: Kuna ID
When a fan clutch costs $150, I dont blame you. I replaced mine last year along with the rest of my cooling system. There was enough play in the clutch I felt it may have contributed to the demise of my water pump.
Methanoholic
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From: Maine (NorCal Native)
You mean spin-off ... 
Cause if you don't get em on good thats what they'll do!
-Enjoy
fh : )_~
Cause if you don't get em on good thats what they'll do!
-Enjoy
fh : )_~
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Yep, that's just what I was referring too. Get this tho, I tried loosening mine like a year ago, and it wouldn't budge. Then last fall I went to replace the water pump (preventive maintenance) and when I put the wrench on the fan nut the darn thing turned by hand!!! How did it get loose when the blade ain't allowed to turn with respect to the eater pump I have no clue, but the only reason why it didn't fly off into the radiator were the two straps/braces I have that lock the blade down to the water pump pulley bolts...
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From: Nutter Fort, WV
The torque of that little fan spinning when you shut the engine down.
When they come off it is always while decelerating or stopping the engine.
After it cost me a radiator the first time, mine gets red Lock Tite when the fan gets installed.
I may have to use a little heat on the fan clutch nut to get it off, but it will not be coming off without some help from me.
When they come off it is always while decelerating or stopping the engine.
After it cost me a radiator the first time, mine gets red Lock Tite when the fan gets installed.
I may have to use a little heat on the fan clutch nut to get it off, but it will not be coming off without some help from me.
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From: Malahat/Cowichan Valley
Not that mine is broken but I can't wait to ditch that mech fac and get an electric. Flexalite makes a sweet setup that covers the rad perfectly. It shouldn't a lot better in the cooling dept, easier to get warm too. The ability to set the on off temps is appealing!!!
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the 3.0 taurus had a fan with an ungodly big motor that suposedly pulls nearly 4000cfm in high
fit on my jeep like it was made for it and the fans only cost $30 from the junkyard so it was no big deal when I forgot to turn it off in a river ford
might be able to get two of them on the truck, damm things draw 33 amps when they turn on in high though, never used high on the jeep
fit on my jeep like it was made for it and the fans only cost $30 from the junkyard so it was no big deal when I forgot to turn it off in a river ford
might be able to get two of them on the truck, damm things draw 33 amps when they turn on in high though, never used high on the jeep