I'm so tough, I stop my fan with my FACE.
- In peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com, Vincent Anton Stornaiuolo
<astrovine@...> wrote:
>
> Guys,
>
> DO NOT USE YOUR FINGERS TO TEST THE FAN CLUTCH-THIS IS STILL HARD
> PLASTIC AND IT WILL SERATE TISSUE- ask me how I know! Use a
popsicle
> stick or other narrow piece of wood instead.
>
> Vincent
>
> And no. Just because the electric fans work do not mean the fan
clutch
> will engage. If the sensor is faulty, the fan clutch will not
> necessarily engage, and you will not get the cooling from the servo
> clutch fan.
>
>
> On Apr 17, 2006, at 12:15 PM, blade44m wrote:
>
> > So what you're saying is that the belt driven fan only comes on
along
> > with the electric fan? If that's the case, the sensor is probably
> > good since my electric fan works fine. I'll check the belt fan
next
> > time the electric one comes on. I thought the fan clutch was
purely
> > mechanical...my truck has kind of a reverse centrifucal
clutch...the
> > fan spins whenever the vehicle idles, and stops while you drive.
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com, "Brian Rodgers"
<brians.outfit@>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > I have worked on this issue.
> > > There is a thermo switch on the left side of the radiator. When
> > energized by
> > > hot coolant it switches on both the electric fan and the
electric
> > clutch on
> > > the belt driven fan. Fix it before you are dealing with leaking
> > head gasket
> > > issues like I am. I bypassed mine to test it. Simply remove
the two
> > pushon
> > > plugs and tie them together with a jumper wire. The fans
should all
> > turn on.
> > > Replace the thermo-switch. Which reminds me, I need one too. I
> > disconnected
> > > the auxiliary fan and am running the belt driven fan
constantly.
> > This keeps
> > > the engine from over-heating but probably not the proper engine
> > temp.
> > > Brian Rodgers
> > >
> > > On 4/17/06, blade44m <zaphod44@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hey guys-
> > > >
> > > > I think I'm having problems with the fan clutch in my 1980
505
> > SD. It
> > > > seems like the fan never spins. Even with the car warmed up
and
> > > > idling, I can stop it with my finger. When exactly is this
fan
> > > > supposed to engage and disengage, and how can I test it? The
car
> > runs
> > > > at the proper temp while moving, but as soon as I stop, the
temp
> > goes
> > > > up the the middle line and the electric fan kicks in to cool
it
> > > > down...but I don't think this should be needed in the winter.
> > > > Thanks in advance for the advice....
> > > >
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