A fan clutch is the assembly that your engine cooling fan rides on and that tells the fan when to turn on and off.
Chevy 350 tbi fan clutch.
By using a 160 thermostat you will get better performance but less fuel mileage.
The old one has no markings indicating fan direction but i know the water pump pulley that its bolted to rotates counterclockwise.
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I have a 350 60 over in a 50 chevy with the stock radiator a 6 blade fan no shroud a trans cooler in front of the radiator and a 185 thermostat.
It is typically bolted between the water pump pulley and the fan.
Getting hot 240 verified with temp gun at idle within 2 3 minutes.
The cooling fan clutch is part of the cooling system that engages or disengages the fan depending on the engine temperature.
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What it was doing when i got it fired up.
When disengaged it turns the fan at 25 35 percent.
It s used with deeper pitch fans 2 1 2 of pitch and works well with higher operating rpm.
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74 chevy with 92 carbed tbi 350 edelbrock 600 stock gm 4 barrel manifold hei dist.
A bad fan clutch can leave you without an operational fan.
I had an overheating problem last summer though.
Direct driven flex fan correct rotation.
This fan style turns the fan at 70 90 percent of the shaft speed when engaged for increased cooling.
It runs 185 all the time never overheats.
Electric fan or fans.
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What i did to try and remedy the situation.
180 195 deg thermostat this is the engine s best operating temperature for power.
Heavy duty thermal fan clutch.
Turned out the radiator had sprung a leak by the top tank and wouldn t pressurize.
To get rid of the power robbing mechanical fan assembly and clutch.
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This may cause overheating poor gas mileage or excessive noise.
When a fan clutch goes bad your fan may run at all times or it may not run at all.
The claims are 6 to 17 horsepower to drive the steel fan assembly.
A central core which locks and unlocks based on the temperature allows the fan to spin with the engine crankshaft or freewheel on its own.
