1995 GM with the 4.6 and both fans ...
What is the normal operating procedure for the clutch fan? I have been looking here and other forums for a post I know I once read about this ... can't find it now.
I have only recently started driving this car, so I am not entirely familiar with what is normal with it, but here is the story.
For the month and a half or so that I have been driving it I have noticed no roaring, whooshing, or rushes of air when I would start the thing. Never any problem with overheating, but then I have never been stuck in traffic for more than 5 minutes or so.
So, a couple weeks ago, as I am going to my friendly local mechanic, I start the thing up and ... whoosh, roaring. It calmed itself after a few seconds and I drove on to the shop.
You know things are not good when the mechanic calls you out to the garage bay!
He tells me that the clutch is in need of replacement, and, indeed, as the the car is sitting there idling, the fan is barely turning. He reaches in and holds the blades, great squealing noises.
I let him replace it.
Ever since, I get the roaring and whooshing on startup and for some time after. Usually after I have traveled a couple blocks, it calms down.
So, is this the standard operating mode for the fan?
Was my clutch really dying and the electric fan had been keeping the car cool enough not to trigger any idiot lights or get hot enough to move the digital "temperature display"?
Enough rambling for now.
Thanks!
Jim
What is the normal operating procedure for the clutch fan? I have been looking here and other forums for a post I know I once read about this ... can't find it now.
I have only recently started driving this car, so I am not entirely familiar with what is normal with it, but here is the story.
For the month and a half or so that I have been driving it I have noticed no roaring, whooshing, or rushes of air when I would start the thing. Never any problem with overheating, but then I have never been stuck in traffic for more than 5 minutes or so.
So, a couple weeks ago, as I am going to my friendly local mechanic, I start the thing up and ... whoosh, roaring. It calmed itself after a few seconds and I drove on to the shop.
You know things are not good when the mechanic calls you out to the garage bay!
He tells me that the clutch is in need of replacement, and, indeed, as the the car is sitting there idling, the fan is barely turning. He reaches in and holds the blades, great squealing noises.
I let him replace it.
Ever since, I get the roaring and whooshing on startup and for some time after. Usually after I have traveled a couple blocks, it calms down.
So, is this the standard operating mode for the fan?
Was my clutch really dying and the electric fan had been keeping the car cool enough not to trigger any idiot lights or get hot enough to move the digital "temperature display"?
Enough rambling for now.
Thanks!
Jim
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