Yep, that's the fan.
Stephen Dampier wrote:
>
> Not to be ignorant or anything but is the clutch fan the source of the
> roar I get in the morning when taking off cold? Once the Dakota gets warm
> it doesn't have that roar. I thought the tranny was refusing to shift.
>
> steveoh
> 2k Dakota 4x4 CC, 4.7liter V-8, auto
>
> >Subject: Re: DML: clutch fan warning
> >
> >I took that waste of rotating mass OFF! The 4.7 has an electric fan
> >also so I ran mine all summer without the manual fan and the temp never
> >rose over 200 degrees (stock Tstat) also I thought sitting in a drive
> >through for 15 minutes would heat it up but it stayed right where it is
> >supposed to. Granted, I was running the AC so the electric fan was on.
> >Now that it is cold out the temp sits a little lower and I'm not using
> >the AC.
> >
> >
> >- -=Mike Kuriger
> >1991 Isuzu Impulse RS 1.8
> >2000 Dodge Durango SLT 4x4 4.7
> >http://www.isuzu-mods.com
> >http://www.twistedbits.net/WWWProfile/dakota/NgFQdD9vkNHNg
> >
> >
> >Gmblows@aol.com wrote:
> >
> >> A while back someone stated that their clutch fan was not
> >> disengaging. Well my brother had a similar experience, except
> >> he reved the motor up to 5K+ RPMs to try and get it to disengage.
> >> Mind you this is a cheby s10 4cyl. The fan exploded, blades
> >> everywhere, lots of damage.
> >> So if your fan seems to not disengage, have it checked out,
> >> or at least don't rev the motor too high until it is fixed.
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