Hello!

As I've mentioned before, my engine fan clutch is dead. Unfortunately, my auxiliary fan's dead as well (need to replace the brush housing; the plastic's all melted), so there's nothing except for ambient air coming through the radiator at whatever speed the vehicle's traveling at. For the most part, this actually hasn't proven to be a serious problem, although I had to shut the a/c off while driving up the Grapevine yesterday because the coolant temp had gotten to 100° C.

I haven't found another aux fan assembly yet, and I can't afford to replace the fan clutch, so is there by chance a way to lock the fan manually until I can replace the clutch?

Thanks!

Also, on a similar note, I know that a/c output can be adversely affected at low speeds if the fan's non-operative, but is the a/c output also adversely affected at high speeds? What speed does the fan push air into the a/c condenser and the radiator at?

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2001 VW Jetta TDI, 5 speed, daily driver
1991 Ford F-350, work in progress
1984 Ford F-250 4x4, 6.9l turbo diesel, 5 speed manual
Previous oilburners: 1980 IH Scout, 1984 E-350, 1985 M-B 300D, 1979 M-B 300SD, 1983 M-B 300D
Spark-free since 1999