Removing a clutch fan/benefits!

My friend put a 5.0 injected holden motor in his 75 series ute and could not keep it cool. The eventual fix was to remove the 2 thermos and put the clutch fan back on. No problems since. I would be inclined to leave the lux as is.

Gerard

Hi there Stuart, would that mean I have something wrong with mine?? as if I'm pulling up a hill with say air con on and temp starts to climb to halfway which is only a mil or to from where it runs at normal operating temperature I can hear my fan start to cut in sounds like a jet winding up then the gauge drops down to where it was and you can hear the fan fade back out again, isnt this the way they are suppose to work, myn has the little spring at the front of it which is supposidly to detect the heat from the radiator so it then locks up the fan to pull air through. This is still the original clutch fan on mine and vehicle has done 280klm and never climbs above half even with air on in a 40c day. Regards Steve M

Hi Max, I know exactly what your talking about as the fan in my Cruiser was doing the same thing. Just cruising down the highway I could hear the fan cycling in and out, most annoying and it shouldn't do that. I got another hub off a V6 Toyota or Nissan (amazing how interchangable some parts are) and it had a thicker spring on it. That fixed the problem and I only hear the fan on start up or if the gauge hits 3/4. It has only ever got that warm 3 times in 4 years and that's with having a 350 Chev under the bonnet. I would concider replacing your hub. I think the spring gets weak after a few years. That's my opinion anyway. CHeers Stuart.

Couldn't agree more! I had 2X 10in on a Pajero - never really successful. Electric fans are OK when supplied as OE - I have one on my motorbike and it keeps the temp under control beautifully but the aftermarket on the Paj used to run endlessly on a hot day and the relays supplied also gave problems