Good or Bad Fan Replacement Option . . ?
07-04-2014, 12:02 PM
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Good or Bad Fan Replacement Option . . ?
The stout OE steel fan may be a bit tweeked on my XJ. Are these new fangled sort of fans any better than OE?
http://www.jcwhitney.com/derale-flex...96g80u0j1#tab2
http://www.jcwhitney.com/derale-flex...96g80u0j1#tab2
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07-05-2014, 09:08 PM
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I believe the bolt pattern on the replacement fans may be way too small.
07-05-2014, 10:07 PM
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Thanks for the heads up. Just seems that steel OE fan is a lot of rotating mass. AMC engineering! Love or hate it, I guess.
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Yeah, I know. But I was taking a swipe at the heft of it. Seems the steel is twice as thick and heavy as most belt driven fans. I mean, if the radiator wasn't in the way you could cut the brush out of the way with it.
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