mr. fix it
Old Man with a Hat
You've never ridden in our Gremlin!
I think all our our C bodies have a little Gremlin in them...
How exactly fan clutch is supposed to operate?
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I think all our our C bodies have a little Gremlin in them...
mr. fix it
Old Man with a Hat
You've never ridden in our Gremlin!
I think all our our C bodies have a little Gremlin in them...
superfragl
Active Member
So I changed a few things lately.
First I installed a new Milodon high flow 180 thermostat.
Then I made a 1/2" fan spacer and the fan clutch now rides about 1/2" from radiator.
Last mod - smaller water pump pulley. I could not find a small pulley that would be deep enough so I made one out of two. Now the pulley lines up with crank and alternator and it is only 5" in diameter.
The clearance between the fan and my home made fan shroud is not more than 1/2" per side.
Now I can hear the fan actually runs and makes noise at idle (air flow sound).
Took her for a ride last night, 80* outside, the temp never got over 185 at idle and stayed 175 while running.
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First I installed a new Milodon high flow 180 thermostat.
Then I made a 1/2" fan spacer and the fan clutch now rides about 1/2" from radiator.
Last mod - smaller water pump pulley. I could not find a small pulley that would be deep enough so I made one out of two. Now the pulley lines up with crank and alternator and it is only 5" in diameter.
The clearance between the fan and my home made fan shroud is not more than 1/2" per side.
Now I can hear the fan actually runs and makes noise at idle (air flow sound).
Took her for a ride last night, 80* outside, the temp never got over 185 at idle and stayed 175 while running.
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superfragl
Active Member
So far so good. It was close 100* outside and the coolant temp. stayed around 185*
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