Fan

[ppbr2001]

My fan actually fell off this morning!! Looks like the clutch came apart.

Any way to bolt it solid with no clutch?

[babyJay]

Time to upgrade to electric fan. Non clutch/flex fans are too dangerous IMHO.

[78 Chevyrado]

Just buy another clutch, unless you go electric.

The clutch will give you (SAP LESS) more power and economy then anything but an electric fan. It can be done, but you'd be downgrading a lot.

[ppbr2001]

Didn't go thru the radiator at least!

[ppbr2001]

24.00 for a clutch and 99.00 for electric. That is soooo tempting!

[West Texas Z]

Originally Posted by ppbr2001

24.00 for a clutch and 99.00 for electric. That is soooo tempting!

Dude, get on Ebay or go to a junk yard and get a Ford Taurus Fan. They are cheap, work amazing, and easy to install.

[jchav62]

I prefer clutch fans. I got mine from the junkyard... very cheap.

[sumran]

Originally Posted by West Texas Z

Dude, get on Ebay or go to a junk yard and get a Ford Taurus Fan. They are cheap, work amazing, and easy to install.

Pictures, additional info or a link if you would be so kind.

[wyattglock]

Do a clutch fan with an auxiliary electric. Works really good when towing while its hot out.

[West Texas Z]

Originally Posted by sumran

Pictures, additional info or a link if you would be so kind.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/94-Fo...Q5fAccessories

This is the fan I use. Its easy to mount and wire up with a Autozone Universal fan kit. I did the whole swap for under $50.00 I think. I recommend it one hundred percent. I like that is thin and pulls air like crazy. Do it. lol

[tucsonjwt]

I don't like electric fans for two reasons:
1) If they are temperature controlled they rely on a temp sensor which is another gizmo to make me wonder if he fan is really turning on at the correct time.
2) If they are on all the time they are a hp/fuel drain on the vehicle.
The radiator repair guys I have talked to about them have always recommended the stock fan/clutch setup on American vehicles that had them.
If you have a high horse vehicle, then an electric fan makes sense as a secondary fan.
I have an 83 C20 454 in the hottest place in the world and the stock clutch fan has not caused any cooling problem in the past 8 years.
Is it possible for your truck to be "too cool" - I don't mean too cool looking but to cool in temperature?

[gchemist]

You live in hot climate. Better read this http://www.fordmuscle.com/archives/2...cfan/index.php

[sumran]

Originally Posted by West Texas Z

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/94-Fo...Q5fAccessories

This is the fan I use. Its easy to mount and wire up with a Autozone Universal fan kit. I did the whole swap for under $50.00 I think. I recommend it one hundred percent. I like that is thin and pulls air like crazy. Do it. lol

Thanks for the info.

[justinburnett]

Someone put a flex fan on my truck before I got it. Damned thing flew apart and chopped up a radiator hose, and then the balance issue must've caused the water pump to come apart somehow because it was leaking out of about 5 places. Bad news. Didn't know better but I do now. Picked up a stock clutch fan for $25 at a yard, and no problem since. Wouldn't mind an aux electric fan, just in case, but I hate trusting some little probably-China-made sensor that may or may not work to keep things cool when it matters. I like to think I check my gauges pretty often, but I can't sit and stare at them the whole time i'm driving to make sure everything is doing it's job. I like big, clunky, mechanical processes where if something's not working it's cause it's split in half or fell off. Easy to see, easy to fix.

[West Texas Z]

Originally Posted by sumran

Thanks for the info.

No problem, hope it works for you as it did for me.

[ppbr2001]

Traded my old valve covers, air cleaner and exhaust tips for a used fan and clutch. Back on the road again!!