Re: testing fan clutch
[Re: attaboy]
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07/08/10 04:56 PM
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It should offer significant resistance to spinning when it's hot....If when it's hot the fan spins easily on it, it's toast.
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Re: testing fan clutch
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07/08/10 06:16 PM
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It should offer significant resistance to spinning when it's hot....If when it's hot the fan spins easily on it, it's toast.
I can also hear my fan when it get's hot like when you get off the highway and come to stop. When I take off I can hear my fan moving air and after a few minutes the fan get's quiet again. That tells me the fan clutch is working.
And IMO there's no better way to cool a old mopar.
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Re: testing fan clutch
[Re: attaboy]
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07/09/10 04:25 PM
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Start up the motor, let it the clutch fluid circulate to where it is suppose to be. Feel the air behind the fan.
Put a piece of cardboard in front of the radiator to get the motor hot. Let the motor get hot. pull cardboard off. let hot air get to the fan sensor. As the clutch coil starts activating the clutch you should feel a increase in air flow behind the fan.
Note you will not get much air flow across the sensor when the cardboard there.
Allen
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Re: testing fan clutch
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07/11/10 12:45 PM
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I don't think anything is wrong with your gauge. Did you try what HealthServices suggested? Don't you think the fan clutch should be much more locked up if your gauge was showing hot? I do.
Last edited by Challenger 1; 07/11/10 12:48 PM.
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Re: testing fan clutch
[Re: solarguy]
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07/12/10 06:31 PM
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pop the hood and with the motor not running grab the fan try to give it a good firm spin if it makes a full rotaion its junk it should turn at most 1/2-3/4 turn start it up let itrev it up a few times let it idle thenwhile looking at the fan shut it off it should stop if it spins morn then a turn or 2 after motor dies its junk if its good the first one will tell you as most of mine only turn 1/4 of turn if trying to spin it when cold
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Re: testing fan clutch
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07/13/10 06:43 PM
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Chally1, what type of clutch are you using?
I honestly couldn't remember, just went out and checked. It has the thermal spring on the front. And I just tried to spin it cold and it would only spin about a 1/4 turn, it's pretty stiff.
Sorry it took so long to get back to you.
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Re: testing fan clutch
[Re: solarguy]
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07/13/10 06:48 PM
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This, I imagine lessons their overall cooling ability compared to either a fixed or thermal clutch type. I would like to hear what others have to say regarding the slippage of the fluid fan clutches
Very good question...
It seems to me I have always been supplied/used the type with the thermostatic spring on the front for the mopars I've worked on over the years.
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Re: testing fan clutch
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07/13/10 06:57 PM
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I wonder what advantage this set up has over a regular bolted on fan?
I believe if you used the 7 blade design fan blade direct drive, it would be very noisy and waste a lot of HP and gas mileage.
They move more air when locked up than a reg direct drive fan and use a clutch to compensate when the max air flow is not needed. That's the advantage to a 7 blade clutch setup. That's my understanding.
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Re: testing fan clutch
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07/13/10 06:59 PM
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the viscus clutch is for less HP/torque loss and less drag when revs go up fast the thermo clutch is more for a HD cooling package and a/c not running grab the fan and see if you can wobble it on the shaft side to side-up and down if it wobbles its bad look for fluid leakage around the shaft and clutch seal..if it leaks its bad if its low on fluid from leakage it will spin freely and is bad I use a thermo clutch and 7 blade fan and replace it every time I replace a wp over kill..probly...over heating...never has
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