Thread: Any reason to leave a fan with a dead clutch installed?
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Old 12-21-2003, 07:32 PM
rwthomas1 rwthomas1 is offline
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Warden,
I don't think you're gonna hurt anything running without the fan as long as you are not stuck in traffic and keep moving. Just keep a close eye on the temp gauge. Freewheeling is a funny definition. Most of the dead fan clutches I have seen still spin the fan and move some air they just don't engage when things heat up like when towing, etc. If its really dead and not spinning then pulling it off like JimSmith suggested can't hurt since its already not doing anything. I would opt for the boneyard replacement myself. RT
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