retmil46
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This project got put on the back burner for a few months, but I finally got it done yesterday.
Last year, in the thread on replacing the mechanical fan clutch, I mentioned that a friend and I had tumbled to the fact that our CRD 5 bladed metal fan, and the 11 bladed nylon fan on V6's with a tow package, had the same exact bolt-up dimensions as far as installing them on the fan clutch.
I ordered a V6 nylon fan, about $50 at the time, and determined that all the other dimensions were close enough that it should work without a problem.
Yesterday I finally got the time to put it in, using the method described in the earlier thread. Fired it up and went for a test drive, so far seems to be working like a charm.
If nothing else, a considerable difference in weight between that metal fan and the nylon one.
Last year, in the thread on replacing the mechanical fan clutch, I mentioned that a friend and I had tumbled to the fact that our CRD 5 bladed metal fan, and the 11 bladed nylon fan on V6's with a tow package, had the same exact bolt-up dimensions as far as installing them on the fan clutch.
I ordered a V6 nylon fan, about $50 at the time, and determined that all the other dimensions were close enough that it should work without a problem.
Yesterday I finally got the time to put it in, using the method described in the earlier thread. Fired it up and went for a test drive, so far seems to be working like a charm.
If nothing else, a considerable difference in weight between that metal fan and the nylon one.