My motor moved!!!!!
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My motor moved!!!!!
For a while now when I would be on uneven terrain I could here the fan making contact with the shroud. When I was on the way home the other day the fan took out the hose that goes from the bottom of the reservoir-radiator. Upon further inspection the fan has been rubbing for a while The fan is actually through the shroud by about 1/6" on the right, leaving about a 1/4" of space from the hose, and about an 1.5" on the other side.
I'm thinking motor mounts does that sound right? Any help is great, have a good Sunday.
I'm thinking motor mounts does that sound right? Any help is great, have a good Sunday.
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I THOUGHT these has interlocking motor mounts, but I've never looked at them carefully.
This is the first report of this kind of failure that I can remember hearing about.
Some guys make LOTS of torque without these breaking.
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This is the first report of this kind of failure that I can remember hearing about.
Some guys make LOTS of torque without these breaking.
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To my untrained eye I actually don't see any reason for this to happen. The motor mounts look fine (as best i can see), radiator didn't move. I parked the truck, put in gear, held brake, and gave it some throttle. The motor does move maybe a half inch or so. Is that excessive?
A side note my clutch fan is frozen.
A side note my clutch fan is frozen.
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A half-inch is not excessive.
The frozen clutch won't cost you anything but some gas mileage.
I'm with Barry on the shroud moving.
Are the hoses original? Might someone have replaced them with hoses that are routed too close to the fan?
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The frozen clutch won't cost you anything but some gas mileage.
I'm with Barry on the shroud moving.
Are the hoses original? Might someone have replaced them with hoses that are routed too close to the fan?
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I believe before I got the truck it was in some kind of accident, but that was over 4 years ago. there is a bit of room on the driver side of the motor and I can't fit my hand between the right valve cover and the ac. the radiator and shroud are both firmly in place.
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If the truck was in an accident, is the frame straight? The front end or the frame doesn't veer to one side, does it? That would allow the front-end sheet metal and core support to be off-center, whereas the motor mount locations may still be centered. That would have the fan off-center in the shroud, along with everything else in the front end.
Crawl underneath and verify the transmission mounting point is secure. If the rear breaks it could allow the entire assembly to twist sideways, and it will be most accentuated in the rear and fan areas, and stress the side motor mounts.
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Crawl underneath and verify the transmission mounting point is secure. If the rear breaks it could allow the entire assembly to twist sideways, and it will be most accentuated in the rear and fan areas, and stress the side motor mounts.
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Having difficulty taking measurements by myself. Just standing/laying there staring at the truck it looks like the motor is sitting to the passenger side. I can not find any evidence that anything has moved, except for the fan through the fan shroud on the passenger side.
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This thread shows what can happen when the fan clutch freezes.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/9...some-crap.html
It would be a good idea to get it fixed and save some worry.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/9...some-crap.html
It would be a good idea to get it fixed and save some worry.
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