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Old 10-24-2011, 07:51 PM
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Would it be worthwhile to replace the clutch fan with electric?
Has anyone done this to a second gen? I had put one on my 91 d150 with a 318 and it worked well.
 
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Old 10-24-2011, 09:12 PM
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this is what I've seen: FLEX-A-LITE
 
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Derale Performance Dual Electric Fans

There are these as well. More CFM, less money.
 
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do you tow much? if you tow often and some good weight I would not do it.
 
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Old 10-25-2011, 04:29 AM
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I don't tow often but I have, and I will in the future. If I would run the risk of overheating I wont do it.
 
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getting the fan clutch hub off is a P.I.T.A I finally had to break down & buy a fancy $95.00 tool. how many shadetree mechanics have a 36mm wrench on hand
 
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if it pulls more air then stock the way would it matter how you tow?
 
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Originally Posted by Sluggo
getting the fan clutch hub off is a P.I.T.A I finally had to break down & buy a fancy $95.00 tool. how many shadetree mechanics have a 36mm wrench on hand
Sluggo I do. My first choice is me repairing a vintage VW so a 36mm is a must have.

BTW I used to work for Newmont in Elko then GBC. I miss Lamoille and Spring Creek.
 
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Sluggo I do. My first choice is me repairing a vintage VW so a 36mm is a must have.

BTW I used to work for Newmont in Elko then GBC. I miss Lamoille and Spring Creek.
wow, small world. I could see missing Lamoille, but Spring Ditch..naaaa. thru the years I have worked at Barrick & Newmont, I have a niece that use to work at GBC. Where are you at in WA?
 
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Originally Posted by BACONBITSFORU
if it pulls more air then stock the way would it matter how you tow?
it may supposedly have a rating better than the stock fan, but when you read up on them a mechanical fan just cannot be beat. I was going to go that way and talked to people who have done it and most went back to stock fan.
 
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