Hey guys, last night i was driving around fine, stoped for gas, and when i turned the car on again after refuling it felt really really bogged down by sumthin, not terribly, but it was noticable. So i curse the gas station and the awfull fuel they gave me and went on my way. I drove about 30 miles and went home. That next morning i poped the hood to check oil and things, as usuall. And lo and behold, i found the clutch fan leaning up against the pully with shards of plastic all over my engine bay. I thought to my self "Lol! well that'll do it!". So now i have to go about either replacing it or fixing it or getting an E-Fan. I would kinda rather keep the clutch fan cuase i dont wanna put out the money for an E, with christmas coming up and all.
Since Chilton's explanation on the fans are about as detailed as a retarded person explaning nucleur fusion, i was wondering if any of ya'll had experience in putting them back on. Thanks
Fan Shaft
Clutch fan, no more?
you can find fan clutches pretty cheap. check out ebay. There might be some up there. If not, check your local junk yard. I don't know where my couple spare went, but if I find it, I'll let you know. If you do decide to go with the e-fan, they'll be a good investment as they can carry over to any new engines you may install since it seems like you're dissatisfied with your E. Personally, I think the E is a pretty good lil engine for the daily grind and what not. It has served me well and I'm fairly confident it will continue to until I install my sr20.
not that i know of. sorry to hear about that too. well, i've only got one spare fan clutch, not the fan itself, unless the one from the sr20 will fit but that I've not checked, and I'm dead tired from being in the theater for about 4 hours after waiting outside for about an hour and a half only to find that the new LOTR movie doesn't follow the book all that well. *shakes fist*
Re: Clutch fan, no more?
Quote »Since Chilton's explanation on the fans are about as detailed as a retarded person explaning nucleur fusion, [/quote]
Wow, that'll send you straight to hell. lol
Wow, that'll send you straight to hell. lol
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Here is your solution:
Go to the junkyard and find an efan that fits the general dimensions.
Rig a bracket with plumber's strap unless you can fab the bracket out of aluminium.
Wire it on a bosch 30a relay to come on w/ the ign.
efan = 10 - 15 bucksrelay = 2 - 3 bucksplumber's strap = 2 - 3 buckslabor = free (diy)A 240 without a clutch fan and it doesn't overheat = priceless
Go to the junkyard and find an efan that fits the general dimensions.
Rig a bracket with plumber's strap unless you can fab the bracket out of aluminium.
Wire it on a bosch 30a relay to come on w/ the ign.
efan = 10 - 15 bucksrelay = 2 - 3 bucksplumber's strap = 2 - 3 buckslabor = free (diy)A 240 without a clutch fan and it doesn't overheat = priceless
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Stanza fans will work just fine for you, too. I got the whole setup from a Stanza, both fans with good motors and their mounting for 50 bucks. I did sort of what Camel said, but a little more complex, my setup involves two control circuits to make use of the different fan speeds, a thermostatic switch, a dash-mounted toggle switch, and a 30A relay. Details are on the Projects page at my website (sig)
I have a clutch fan from an SR20DET. It fits the KA just fine. I actually bought a new fan from Nissan for the KA because the old one shattered, and put a dent in the hood! I think the fan failed quite often, when I went to get one fron a local salvage yard, no one had one. When I got the new one from Nissan, it was a completely different design. Molded differently and had 8 blades, my stock one had seven. When I put the SR in, took the brand new one off the KA and threw the stock SR fan on the shelf.. Let me know if you need it...
I had an aftermarket fan clutch installed on my car this past wednesday and paid $64 CAN for the part. The clutch went bad on mine and so did the bolts holding it. Which by the way was cause for a Horrendous rattle (if anyone is trying to find a mysterious one...). I'm no mechanic but just losen the belt and plastic shroud on either side of the fan and you should be able to slip in off and on in a few moments.
Quote »Dont listen to these people who say convert to electric, its just more hassle, and more to break on you later. There are aftermarket clutch fans as well as the stock one GTR-33 has. They are all good enough, and take only minutes to install. (the accelleration difference is marginal anyway)[/quote]
More to break? We're talking a pair of electric motors here, it's not especially complex. In my experience they're much more reliable than the fan clutch.The electric fan setup is just about my favorite mod I've done, the cooling in traffic is so much more effective, there is so much more room in the front of the engine bay, and I no longer hear that annoying fan clutch whooooosh on startup and on warm days.
More to break? We're talking a pair of electric motors here, it's not especially complex. In my experience they're much more reliable than the fan clutch.The electric fan setup is just about my favorite mod I've done, the cooling in traffic is so much more effective, there is so much more room in the front of the engine bay, and I no longer hear that annoying fan clutch whooooosh on startup and on warm days.