Hey all..
Went outside before and decided to give my EA a once over check for fluids and such. Anyway as I do I gave the clutch fan a bit of a flick and it was VERY stiff (I must admit I hadn't eaten my wheaties so I went inside, ate a bowl of fruity bix). It was still very stiff. By stiff I mean it could considerable effort to spin it and when my hand left it stopped immediately.
In the past the fan would complete another 1/2 to 1 spin depending on how hard i flicked. Now I gave it some more turning and it started to loosen a little but very little.
Does this mean the fluid has leaked out and its essentially seized? I have noticed an increase in fan noise recently - dust flies out from under the car on idle - and it doesn't want to rev as much at all.
So I assuming that the fan is now running at full speed all the time? Obviously its not going to overheat but I reckon my fuel economy has suffered a bit...
May be time for a thermo conversion? My only concern is will the 85A alternator handle the draw? I guess FWD cars all run thermos and most of them only have 85A at most.
Dan..
Went outside before and decided to give my EA a once over check for fluids and such. Anyway as I do I gave the clutch fan a bit of a flick and it was VERY stiff (I must admit I hadn't eaten my wheaties so I went inside, ate a bowl of fruity bix). It was still very stiff. By stiff I mean it could considerable effort to spin it and when my hand left it stopped immediately.
In the past the fan would complete another 1/2 to 1 spin depending on how hard i flicked. Now I gave it some more turning and it started to loosen a little but very little.
Does this mean the fluid has leaked out and its essentially seized? I have noticed an increase in fan noise recently - dust flies out from under the car on idle - and it doesn't want to rev as much at all.
So I assuming that the fan is now running at full speed all the time? Obviously its not going to overheat but I reckon my fuel economy has suffered a bit...
May be time for a thermo conversion? My only concern is will the 85A alternator handle the draw? I guess FWD cars all run thermos and most of them only have 85A at most.
Dan..