Since everything else has been changed , fan clutch is about the last thing to be switched out.

Did you check to see if your radiator is circulating and your thermostat is opening properly and fully ?

 

short of squeezing the upper hose when its up to temp, is there another way to check?

 

Fans gotta be removed when shrouds installed . If funds permit do the clutch while its off that way your sure when a new one was installed for future reference . JM2CW

 

Lets add a third opinion here:Same here, got the wrong part (the ZJ clutch) sent, thought : well, its said to be an upgrade. Made more noise than anything, did nothing more cooling-wise than the correct clutch I got instead a.s.a.p. The HD clutch also reduced the clearance with the HB to about 1 cm, which, looking at it turning at speed, was far less than I was comfortable with.New Xj clutch worked fine.

Fan clutch tests are unreliable. Forget them. Mine tested good with all those spinning cold/warm/etc and still turned out to be subpar, once I put the new one in. When in doubt, replace it, its not an expensive item.

 

The t-stat can easily be tested/checked for proper operation in a pan of water, on top of the stove, using cooking thermometer. It should appear closed at it's temp rating, be 1/4"-3/8" open (wide open) at +/-15* above it's temp rating and move very slowly/smoothly between open/closed positions.

 

at that point wouldn't it just be less effort to replace it? its all of a <$10 part.

 

Not to me. I'd rather save the ($23 in my case), AND I might check the new since too often the older is better than the new.

 

From a pure effort standpoint, I suppose so. But why throw away a perfectly good $10 bill?......not to mention the gas/time spent driving to get that new $10 bill. If u throw away a good old $10 bill, u best test that new $10 bill before u install it. In <than 10 minutes, either one, old or new, can be proven good........................or not.

 

to each their own, looks like Amazon has the tstats for $6.79 w/ prime shipping.

good info none-the-less for testing it. thanks!

 

......and if u buy it at a local auto parts store and something is not right, it's easily exchanged, u don't have to wait days on mail order.