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Old 09-09-2007, 11:31 AM
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First, it seems that, if you take the bms off (which I have enough room to do without taking off the fan), then, if there is enough fluid in the VFC, it should lock up. Correct?
yes after it's been spun . . .

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Second, by "lock up" do we mean that, with the engine off, you can't turn the fan because it is mechanically (not through the viscous coupling) locked to the pulley?
same answer as above; spin it at 1000 rpm or so, until the fliud migrates into the chamber so that it can 'lock'. It won't migrate unless it's spun.

I suspect your VFC may be 'empty' since the failure mode is simply that the fluid leaks out slowly with time. Here's a link to refilling the VFC:
Viscous fan clutch - rebuild

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