cold engine and whooshing noise

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chaunceysj
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Car: 1991 300zx 2+2 (tt swap coming soon)
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1972 beetle (still waiting)
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so i went out and drove my z hard the other night down hwy9. its a good mountainish road and it was probably about 40 degrees out last night. so im driving the car pretty hard and i look down and my temp gauge is very low. it looks as if the car hadn't been warmed up yet. when i assure you it had been warmed up fine. this has happened to me only one time before and again i was driving it hard on a cool night. i was a little alarmed however i finished the run and got back to the house and the engine was cool to the touch, and i drove it some more and it took a bit to warm up. ive also noticed a faint whooshing noise thats rpm dependent and it sounds as if my fan is moving with my rpms. i haven't had a overheating issue at all could it be a fan clutch? or am i just being paranoid?


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chaunceysj
Posts: 166
Joined: Sun Jun 07, 2009 9:25 pm
Car: 1991 300zx 2+2 (tt swap coming soon)
2004 prius
1999 safari
2009 aura
1972 beetle (still waiting)
Location: San Jose Cali

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nevermind looked into it more. fan clutch is siezed. replacing soon.


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