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Old Aug 3rd, 2022, 23:19   #259
Problemchild1976
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Originally Posted by BicycleBoy View Post
Fan should be noisy when engine gets hot. Should sound like a bus when the clutch engages and the fan spins at engine speed. The rest of the time it spins, but the fluid clutch slips it so it rotates slower than engine speed and puts less drag on the engine.

If your cooling fan clutch is kaka, the fan still spins but doesn't engage at high temperatures to give the cooling boost needed.
Oooh - what “actuates” the clutch?

I’ll give it a test tomorrow

JJ
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