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i brought a clutch fan and shroud for my HQ at the ballarat swap meet, before i put it on my car is there a way to test if the clutch part of the fan works as it should?

if so how do i test it?

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it shouldnt have any

it shouldnt have any sloppiness in the bearing,,it should have a slight drag(firm) as you spin the centre,clean the coil thermo spring and twist gently the centrally located part,it should turn,,this controls the drag within the hub with temperature,,you wont feel the difference by hand.

WHAT? me worry?

thanks dave

it feels tight, no play, if you spin it there's a litle resistance, i just didn't want to put it in if it didn't work

i paid $65 for the fan and shroud, the seller said it came off a HZ V8

T

thanks mate, i did check the peadia first but i couldn't find anything, clutch looks and feels good, i'll stick it on and see how it goes

Agreed

Get your money's worth out of it even if only lasts a few weeks.

T

Shed
Holdenpaedia, they're the brakes Mate.

Clutch fan

I would suggest you buy a new clutch for the fan, Around $120.
I bought a 2ND hand one at a swap a while back, it looked and felt good but after about 2 months it died (bearings seized)and I had to buy a new clutch and fit it.
runs great now and the engine feels smoother too.

Cheers
Tony
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If anyone wants a spare one

If anyone wants a spare one from a VK efi 202 I have one lying around here....

benneth

are they the same as the V8 ones? does it work ok?

if yes to the above, how much inc post?

Same

The V8 and Six Cyl unit has the same part number.

T

Shed
Holdenpaedia, they're the brakes Mate.

Hi Dave, Where are you

Hi Dave,

Where are you located, I'm in Brisbane and the postage would be a killer if it's too far. It was on the VK that we wrecked out, quickly looking over it, it isn't leaking oil, and when you try to spin it, it's quite tight.

Ben.

benneth

i'm in ballarat, vic, across a few boarders!


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