Hi,

I have read the archives about testing the fan clutch, and will do that, but I have a quick question about bad fan clutches...

Will a bad fan clutch on a 617 cause an intermittent squeak at cold and/or hot idle? I have an odd squeak in the very front of my engine, and Im thinking that is what it is. But I dont have any real indication of a bad fan clutch at this time, unless the temperature issues in the extreme cold, talked about in my other post are slightly indicative of an upcoming problem

Fastlane has the clutch for over $170, so I hope I dont have to replace it...

JMH

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