Brfore the engine was removed, this one roared for the first 50 yards of
driving, then got quiet. With it out of the engine, it's hard to spin by
hand when holding the water pump pulley still but loosens up after a few
revolutions, then can be spun by hand easily.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of
kvmac45@comcast.net
Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 9:38 AM
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
Subject: RE: DML: Fan Clutch
In article <200507280315.j6S3FeEg006630@ms-smtp-01.tampabay.rr.com>,
jCalder3@cfl.rr.com ("James Calder") writes:
>
>
> Do you remember what it was doing for you to realize it was bad?
>
> Anyone know how these clutches know when to engage and disengage?
Mine roared like a lion when I replaced it, much louder than it used to. The
fan clutch is a hydraulic temperature sensitive unit. I think it engages at
210 rpm. I am not positive, but if you can freely turn the fan with the
engine off more than 2-3 turns, the clutch is probably bad.
Kevin
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Mon Aug 01 2005 - 10:56:28 EDT