thanks for all youre answers of late. im new at this, and learning fast, thanks largely to the information provided by this forum.

anyhow, my possibly obvious question is this: should i be able to spin, by hand, the radiator fan? it seems to be totally seized up. its winter, so i dont know how much i'll need it at the moment, but im wondering if i might not need to either replace the whole thing, replace the clutch, or just take it apart and clean/lubricate it.

anyone?

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Sounds like the clutch may have seized up. They can be real stiff when it's cold out.

How it it after the car has been run a bit?

A bad fan clutch or faulty t-stat can cause over heat issue, so be sure to watch the temps.

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70's Southern Pacific #5608 Fairmont A-4 MOW car

13 VW JSW 2.0 TDI 193K, Tuned with DPF and EGR Delete.

91 W124 300D Turbo replaced, Pressure W/G actuator installed. 210K

90 Dodge D250 5.9 Cummins/5 speed. 400K

by the way, im talking about the aux. fan, in front of the radiator. in any event, its pretty solid there, and doesnt seem to loosen up much after the cars been running.

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1982 300sd, 230,000 miles, svo/wvo conversion... yellow

http://www.jaymoschella.com

Those usually come on when freon temps get high during the summer. It is switched off of the dryer. It should be somewhat easy to turn by hand. You can test it by jumping 12v from the battery to it.

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RRGrassi


70's Southern Pacific #5608 Fairmont A-4 MOW car

13 VW JSW 2.0 TDI 193K, Tuned with DPF and EGR Delete.

91 W124 300D Turbo replaced, Pressure W/G actuator installed. 210K

90 Dodge D250 5.9 Cummins/5 speed. 400K

Should spin freely. If bound up, might be leaves etc. behind it, or more likely a toast motor.

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