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FAN CLUTCH Thermal or non thermal?

Posted By Philo 14 Years Ago
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As I was motorvatin' over the road I wound her up to 6500.......well, the stock '57 4 blade fan pulled the w.p. fan hub forward on the shaft and the fan lunched the radiator. Nice.

So, I have a '69 6 blade clutch fan I'm thinking of using the next time around and my question is should I go with a non thermal type clutch? My thinking is that these spin around 1800 rpm max regardless of engine speed, so there wll be less drag and pull than a thermal type when it locks up? What do you guys think?

(The stock fan, electric fan or a flex fan are out of the question)

FYI: Always mic the shafts and hubs on w.p. re-building kits! I learned an expensive lesson!

FIGHT CONFORMITY! 


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Forum Post FAN CLUTCH Thermal or non thermal? By Philo ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post Try this Hayden web site for an explanation of their thermal and... By GREENBIRD56 ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post this diagram shows the dim's of the big severe duty fan clutch (for... By GREENBIRD56 ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post Steve; Just curious- How far are your fan blades from the radiator,... By Duck ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post Hi Duck - Tthe fan blade leading edge is 3-7/8 from the radiator and... By GREENBIRD56 ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post Just a couple observations.

I was motoring along one...
By miker ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post Is this a case of "Mission Creep"? This started out because a factory... By Pete 55Tbird ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post Sorry, Pete, your probably right. My point was they take a lot of... By miker ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post Philo:

Many of the water pump re-builders today are...
By marvh ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post [quote][b]Pete 55Tbird (5/20/2011)[/b][hr]Is this a case of "Mission... By HT32BSX115 ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post Philo You asked about thermal and non thermal fan clutches and... By Pete 55Tbird ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post [quote]As I was motorvatin' over the road I wound her up to... By HT32BSX115 ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post OK Steve really need to know where you got that fuel filter. I really... By Don Woodruff ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post Philo: A side note on your fan disaster. If your Y-Blk has a... By PF Arcand ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post Steve, thanks for the great info. And, alas you're right, Not enough... By Philo ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post I've seen some data that showed no value to the flex fans (as far as... By GREENBIRD56 ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post I have the clutch fan set up on my T'bird to. It has worked great for... By famdoc3 ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post Marv, I wrote a long winded reply to your informative post this... By Philo ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post The water pump is made by Elgin. I bought it off ebay from one of the... By marvh ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post I'm not understanding why electric fans are worse for towing. First... By charliemccraney ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post [quote]I'm not understanding why electric fans are worse for towing.... By HT32BSX115 ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post [quote][b]charliemccraney (5/21/2011)[/b][hr]I'm not understanding why... By lovefordgalaxie ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post You're following just fine. That there should be enough airflow at... By charliemccraney ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post [quote]......it's going in a truck (a REAL truck) not a 1/2 ton car... By Philo ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post [quote]So, I have a '69 6 blade clutch fan I'm thinking of using the... By HT32BSX115 ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post Seems to me that the OEM's went through a considrable number of years... By GREENBIRD56 ( 14 Years Ago )
Forum Post Steve I agree with everything you say regarding manufactures putting... By Pete 55Tbird ( 14 Years Ago )


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