Re:Clutch fans

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>     Also the clutch fan is very difficult to find as I think that there 
>are no 
>more 'new' manufactured clutches.  I ended up turning my clutch into a rigid 
>mounting.  The rigid fan and clutch fans require two different water 
>pumps, and 
>I'm not sure if you can find a clutch fan that will bolt on the IH rigid 
>pump 
>that will not put the fan blades into the rad.
>
>     There would be no noticable inprovement in fuel economy with e 
>clutched fan
>than a rigid one.  The engine temps are not appreciable unless you are 
>changing 
>the temp greatly during the day.  What kind of outside temp change is it?  
>20 at
>night to 100 during the day?  Usually you can change the thermostat 
>cheaper than
>a clutch.
>
>Good luck,
>
>
>     -Joel Brodsky
Joel and Darrel,
Right after making my post, I looked in the Summit catalog and I see that 
they have Fan clutches that are non thermal and ones that are thermally 
operated and come on when the engine temp requires it. For some reason, I 
didn't realize they made the latter, which are half again as expensive. 
For not much more than the price of the cheap clutch Darrel could get the 
largest Flex-a-lite fan his vehicle could use, never have to worry about 
a clutch going out, get a horsepower gain, and greater fuel economy (not 
much I admit) And Darrel, it's safe to 10,000 rpm which is very important 
with your IH. grin
John

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