fan Decisions and possible sale

[(RIP) PLANK]

I had to google 'water wetter' this is what i found, interesting:

http://www.redlineoil.com/Products.aspx?pcid=10

 

[96terrano]

Quite cool that 'literally' lol! :lol

 

[(RIP) PLANK]

I firmly believe that if you have a good pump/viscous coupling and good coolant the original fan is more than god enough under any circumstances. If anything it is the clutch that needs help for really heavy work!

 

[makeitfit]

I firmly believe that if you have a good pump/viscous coupling and good coolant the original fan is more than god enough under any circumstances. If anything it is the clutch that needs help for really heavy work!

Exactly :thumb2 I use the water wetter in the Black Pearl but then that is a little modified :naughty
I ran it without fans at all for a while and no real issues. BUT Ryan if you do go electric please don't rely on seeing the temp gauge rising too high. It takes ages to get a hot engine cooled down again. Prevention is better than cure, so fit a thermostat.
3ltr clutch is what I have to cope with all that lovely power, you should try one Plank :thumbs

 

[96terrano]

My clutch is all good, only problem is you have to wait 3 to 4 seconds going into reverse or it'll go crunch and make a huge bang

 

[(RIP) PLANK]

Exactly :thumb2 I use the water wetter in the Black Pearl but then that is a little modified :naughty
I ran it without fans at all for a while and no real issues. BUT Ryan if you do go electric please don't rely on seeing the temp gauge rising too high. It takes ages to get a hot engine cooled down again. Prevention is better than cure, so fit a thermostat.
3ltr clutch is what I have to cope with all that lovely power, you should try one Plank :thumbs

The clutch i have has done less than 10k but i may in future, does it take any mods to fit one?

 

[makeitfit]

The clutch i have has done less than 10k but i may in future, does it take any mods to fit one?

No I got lucky on mine as some do need a little opening up of the hole but any lathe monkey can sort that out for a few quid

 

[(RIP) PLANK]

it would be interesting to know if there was a particular brand of clutch that would go straight on!

 

[makeitfit]

Just found my thread on it and mine is a Borg n Beck jobbie :thumb2

 

[bry]

A box full of horses and a tent made from tin

A tent made of tin??Is that how you spell SHED?:lol:lol:lol:lol

 

[96terrano]

A tent made of tin??Is that how you spell SHED?:lol:lol:lol:lol

:lol:lol tin tent = a caravan

 

[solarman216]

I firmly believe that if you have a good pump/viscous coupling and good coolant the original fan is more than god enough under any circumstances. If anything it is the clutch that needs help for really heavy work!

Until the fan fails when you need it when towing uphill on a very hot day, mine failed and did the engine, but had no warning as on start up the fan roared as usual then went quiet, but this is because the viscous fluid sinks to the bottom and drives the fan till it is spun out, then when the air temp gets hot enough a bi metalic coil spring opens a valve that brings the fan on, but in my case it did not, overheating in seconds, and I could not establish a reliable test for this, so stuck electric fans on, Rick

 

[96terrano]

Until the fan fails when you need it when towing uphill on a very hot day, mine failed and did the engine, but had no warning as on start up the fan roared as usual then went quiet, but this is because the viscous fluid sinks to the bottom and drives the fan till it is spun out, then when the air temp gets hot enough a bi metalic coil spring opens a valve that brings the fan on, but in my case it did not, overheating in seconds, and I could not establish a reliable test for this, so stuck electric fans on, Rick

What if you just heat the spring up when engine is on?:nenau