Re: RE: Urgent! Fan shroud question!

From: Andy Levy (andylevy@yahoo.com)
Date: Sun Oct 14 2001 - 17:38:58 EDT


Thanks Bernd. I've got the OE fan back on (went on a lot easier than it
came off!) and after the initial bout of fan roar (hey, it was stored for
13 months, it had to wake up), everything seems to be in order. I'll check
the nut before heading to work in the morning just to make sure it doesn't
fly off.

I had forgtten how much power the fan robs. Even so, I think I'm going to
stick with the original fan. Things got a little warm too many times this
summer.

Bernd D. Ratsch wrote:

>
> Yes, you can run without a shroud for a while.
>
> - Bernd
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET] On Behalf Of Andy Levy
> Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2001 3:38 PM
> To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
> Subject: DML: Urgent! Fan shroud question!
>
>
> Well, since the blades on my Black Magic 150 have disappeared into Jon's
>
> mudpit, I'm left with an interesting challenge. Do I replace the
> spinning
> part of the fan, or just put back the clutch fan for good?
>
> I went outside to put the clutch fan back on and I can't find the screws
>
> for the shroud. Can I run without the shroud for a couple days till I
> locate hardware or figure out what to do? Yes, I do realize how
> insanely
> dangerous it is, but I'm in a bind here. Weather Channel says I won't
> see
> higher than 65 this week; think I can go safely w/o any fan for a couple
>
> days, rather than install/remove/install cycles while I locate parts? I
>
> can rig my drive into work in the morning so I have a very small number
> of
> stops, and as long as I'm over 25 MPH I seem to be OK on temperature.
>

-- 
-andy
andylevy@yahoo.com
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