Fan Clutch
Thread Starter
|
Senior User
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 298
Likes: 1
From: Mexico
It is not overheating. I just drove the deserts of CA, AZ and Northern Mexico where it was 110+ outside. The truck ran at about 200-215. I never heard the roar I was expecting to hear.
I am guessing it is OK.
I am guessing it is OK.
Methanoholic
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 6,442
Likes: 8
From: Maine (NorCal Native)
Ensure the coil on the front of the hub is clean. (spring looking thing)
The hub engages in a curve, the hotter the air to it the harder it engages.
Kinda like slipping the clutch, the more you let the clutch out the faster you go until full engagement.
-Enjoy
fh : )_~
The hub engages in a curve, the hotter the air to it the harder it engages.
Kinda like slipping the clutch, the more you let the clutch out the faster you go until full engagement.
-Enjoy
fh : )_~
Thread Starter
|
Senior User
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 298
Likes: 1
From: Mexico
Ensure the coil on the front of the hub is clean. (spring looking thing)
The hub engages in a curve, the hotter the air to it the harder it engages.
Kinda like slipping the clutch, the more you let the clutch out the faster you go until full engagement.
-Enjoy
fh : )_~
The hub engages in a curve, the hotter the air to it the harder it engages.
Kinda like slipping the clutch, the more you let the clutch out the faster you go until full engagement.
-Enjoy
fh : )_~
Thanks everyone.
Postmaster
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 4,802
Likes: 1
Yup, she's all good - the fact you didn't hear the fan sound like a B-17 propeller simply means your radiator is in great shape and your EGTs were also kept in check.
Trending Topics
Postmaster
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 4,319
Likes: 4
From: Elk City, OK
didnt even think about that man, good way to get off a stubborn fan lol. throw a quick weld on it, put a piece of plywood in between it and the radiator.... fire it up and shut her down lol.
FTE Stories
Ford Trucks for Ford Truck Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Ford Trucks Ever Sold on Bring a Trailer
Joe Kucinski
2027 Ford Super Duty Buyer's Guide (Every Model, Engine, & Package)
Brett Foote
Top 10 Ford Truck Tragedies
Joe Kucinski
AEV FXL Super Duty - the Super Duty Raptor Ford Doesn't Make
Brett Foote
Lobo Vs Lobo: Proof the F-150 Lobo Should Be Even Lower!
Michael S. Palmer
Ford's 2001 Explorer Sportsman Concept Looks For a New Home
Verdad Gallardo
10 Best Ford Truck Engines We Miss the Most!
Joe Kucinski
2026 Shelby F-150 Off-Road: Better Than a Raptor R?
Brett Foote
2027 Super Duty Carhartt Package First Look: 12 Things You NEED to Know!
Michael S. Palmer
Methanoholic
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 6,442
Likes: 8
From: Maine (NorCal Native)
-Enjoy
fh : )_~
Postmaster
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 4,802
Likes: 1
EGTs are direct result of combustion temperatures inside the chambers, and as I'm sure you're well aware some of that heat gets transferred into the engine block and heads and from there to the coolant - high EGTs mean high combustion chamber temperatures and so more heat being transferred to the coolant. You can have high EGTs for a short time without a noticeable effect on the coolant temp, but if you're pulling up a long grade your coolant temp will eventually rise as well - whether the cooling system can handle that or not is a whole different story tho.
Post Fiend
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 8,005
Likes: 7
From: Ottawa, Ontario
I replaced the fan clutch on the 6.9 motorhome and it locks in @ ~200* and stays locked in untill the temp gets back down to the t-stat (180*).
I been through hills in the desert in 110*F weather and never seen my real gauge go over 210*!
Rockies, climbing steep grades in 1st gear, sitting on the govenor doing 25mph for 10 min non stop..... never had a problem other than a ringing in my ears of being almost deaf from hearing a screamin' IDI. lol
I been through hills in the desert in 110*F weather and never seen my real gauge go over 210*!
Rockies, climbing steep grades in 1st gear, sitting on the govenor doing 25mph for 10 min non stop..... never had a problem other than a ringing in my ears of being almost deaf from hearing a screamin' IDI. lol
Posting Guru
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 1,665
Likes: 4
From: Terre Haute, IN
Laugh all you want, but I get all the cooling I need and then some, and I still pull 20 mpg on the interstate - still think it's funny? By the way welding the fan is idiotic, it's a spin-on design that likes to spin off upon shutdown and fly into the radiator - I've locked my fan in a different way that ensures the fan stays put no matter what.
Yup, she's all good - the fact you didn't hear the fan sound like a B-17 propeller simply means your radiator is in great shape and your EGTs were also kept in check.
Yup, she's all good - the fact you didn't hear the fan sound like a B-17 propeller simply means your radiator is in great shape and your EGTs were also kept in check.
I had a fan cutch lock in my old Jeep... sounded pretty neat. Like those old military Jeeps.
Postmaster
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 4,802
Likes: 1
I replaced the fan clutch on the 6.9 motorhome and it locks in @ ~200* and stays locked in untill the temp gets back down to the t-stat (180*).
I been through hills in the desert in 110*F weather and never seen my real gauge go over 210*!
Rockies, climbing steep grades in 1st gear, sitting on the govenor doing 25mph for 10 min non stop..... never had a problem other than a ringing in my ears of being almost deaf from hearing a screamin' IDI. lol
I been through hills in the desert in 110*F weather and never seen my real gauge go over 210*!
Rockies, climbing steep grades in 1st gear, sitting on the govenor doing 25mph for 10 min non stop..... never had a problem other than a ringing in my ears of being almost deaf from hearing a screamin' IDI. lol
I used two pieces of flat stock, and ran them from the water pump bolts to the actual blades of the fan. Gotta angle them right tho, cause if you don't the whole thing will be off balance and the vibrations will kill your water pump prematurely...
Junior User
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 89
Likes: 0
From: Tacoma, Wa
All I know about fan clutches is that they are a pain to take off if you have never dealt with one before. lol mine is on good and tight, so tomorrow I will have to get an extra set of hands to help me out.