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Posted by John on September 10, 2001 at 15:57:47:

In Reply to: That's backwards posted by eurotrash on September 09, 2001 at 16:59:38:


The test is to see if the clutch is indeed locking up as it should at higher temps, and thus letting the fan run at full engine speed. If you can stop it at high operating temps with a rolled up newspaper, then it's bad.

David

P.S. I have not had one go bad like that quickly--but I'll also say that replacing my bad clutch didn't do much for the fact my car sometimes runs at 2/3. I suppose the radiator will need to be done sooner or later, but I have a sneaky suspicion that's the way this car has always run with the thermostat it has. It never overheats, just goes up to 2/3 in heavy traffic. I think it's okay. The fan clutch doesn't seem to be very helpful in this regard, however.





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