Solved my cabin heat problem!
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Melting Slicks
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From: Northwest Iowa
Solved my cabin heat problem!
Was on my way to FunFest Friday night. Car was running about usual (around 200-220) for my car, when all of a sudden, noise coming from the of the car like a semi was passing me. I check the gauges to see what's going wrong, and I notice temperature is coming down. Ends up being the fan clutch locking up.
Noisey as H3LL, but the car ruins alot cooler. Temp never got over 150 the rest of the way down to Effingham.
Got to FunFest OK, bought a new fan clutch, installed right there at the show grounds, and car is now back to normal ? (200-220) temp range.
If you could only have the best of both worlds.
Noisey as H3LL, but the car ruins alot cooler. Temp never got over 150 the rest of the way down to Effingham.
Got to FunFest OK, bought a new fan clutch, installed right there at the show grounds, and car is now back to normal ? (200-220) temp range.
If you could only have the best of both worlds.
Drifting
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Re: Solved my cabin heat problem! (Rich's75)
See now a bright guy like you should figure a way to be able to manipulate that fan clutch lock at will :lol: :lol: That way you and your daughter wouldn't roast on those cross country drives you take :D
Glad to see Iowa is still there despite posts to the contrary :lol: :lol: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=392748
Scott
Glad to see Iowa is still there despite posts to the contrary :lol: :lol: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=392748
Scott
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Re: Solved my cabin heat problem! (Scott78)
Get one of those aluminum flex fans, I got one and my temp never goes above 180 even when it's real hot out :D
Safety Car
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Re: Solved my cabin heat problem! (Rich's75)
Great to see youhere Rich!!!! You and your daughter passed me the flag in Gurnee, IL.............I was the '78 Pace driver! I am showing the tape to the Sunburst Club meeting tommorow night....hope all is well! I recognized your car and couldn't pass up saying hi!
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Re: Solved my cabin heat problem! (Markm10431)
go 'lectric. lot quieter and you can get them to turn on at just about any range. not to mention, you wouldn't believe how much room is taken up in the front of the car by that dang shroud! :yesnod: :smash: :cheers:
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Melting Slicks
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Re: Solved my cabin heat problem! (Rich's75)
Scott78
Thanks for tip off of the Off Topic "********" of Iowa people. I know that they are all just poking fun, and they're all really jealous that they don't live here in the great state of IOWA. :yesnod: :lol:
And Ron G,
Thanks for the post and welcome to the forum. I see you have been around for awhile, but only have a few posts. Let's not be bashful, now.:D
Nice to hear from you again. My daughter and I really enjoyed our trip together this summer on the Stars & Stripes Tour. Was great to meet all the people along the way. Looking forward to a another get toghter like that every year. :yesnod:
Here Ron, I hope I got the right picture.
[Modified by Rich's75, 10:58 PM 10/1/2002]
[Modified by Rich's75, 10:59 PM 10/1/2002]
Thanks for tip off of the Off Topic "********" of Iowa people. I know that they are all just poking fun, and they're all really jealous that they don't live here in the great state of IOWA. :yesnod: :lol:
And Ron G,
Thanks for the post and welcome to the forum. I see you have been around for awhile, but only have a few posts. Let's not be bashful, now.:D
Nice to hear from you again. My daughter and I really enjoyed our trip together this summer on the Stars & Stripes Tour. Was great to meet all the people along the way. Looking forward to a another get toghter like that every year. :yesnod:
Here Ron, I hope I got the right picture.
[Modified by Rich's75, 10:58 PM 10/1/2002]
[Modified by Rich's75, 10:59 PM 10/1/2002]
Melting Slicks
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Re: Solved my cabin heat problem! (Rich's75)
Nice, 150? wow. Getting around the same as you usually but I happen to know that the clutch is completely inoperative on the fan, solid fan to come, :cool: is :cheers:
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Melting Slicks
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Re: Solved my cabin heat problem! (Rich's75)
This is probably a dumb question (but hey, I can be a dumb guy sometimes), but your fan isn't on backwards, is it?
It seems the last time I had mine off, I was noticing it could go on either way and I was wondering whether it should be blowing air towards the radiator or the engine. I even asked the forum which way and was told, toward the engine.
If yours is blowing toward the radiator it'd be fighting the incoming air if the clutch was working, but if the clutch locked up, it might overcome incoming air. Yes/No?
Just a thought; like I said, maybe a stupid one :crazy:
Good Luck.
It seems the last time I had mine off, I was noticing it could go on either way and I was wondering whether it should be blowing air towards the radiator or the engine. I even asked the forum which way and was told, toward the engine.
If yours is blowing toward the radiator it'd be fighting the incoming air if the clutch was working, but if the clutch locked up, it might overcome incoming air. Yes/No?
Just a thought; like I said, maybe a stupid one :crazy:
Good Luck.
Racer
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From: Lonoke Arkansas
Re: Solved my cabin heat problem! (jerryp58)
This is probably a dumb question (but hey, I can be a dumb guy sometimes), but your fan isn't on backwards, is it?
It seems the last time I had mine off, I was noticing it could go on either way and I was wondering whether it should be blowing air towards the radiator or the engine.
Good Luck.
It seems the last time I had mine off, I was noticing it could go on either way and I was wondering whether it should be blowing air towards the radiator or the engine.
Good Luck.
The fan on my '79 was stamped with some wording (???) that indicated which side faced which way but probably has to do with the fan's efficeincy or noise level. There is some geomtetrical differences between the front surface of the blades and the rear surface, but the pitch of the blades is in the same direction no matter which side faces where.
