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New upgrade, that possibly nobody ever wanted!

Discussion in 'Early CJ5 and CJ6 Tech' started by SFaulken, Feb 2, 2016.

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  1. Patrick

    Patrick Super Moderator Staff Member

    Got a used fan, ebay, $28 shipped. Clutch from Rock Auto $29.
     
    Patrick, Feb 4, 2016
    #21
  2. Patrick

    Patrick Super Moderator Staff Member

    Fan clutch came in, no bushing. I'll have to make something up. As soon as the fan gets here I'll post an update.
     
    Patrick, Feb 10, 2016
    #22
  3. SFaulken

    SFaulken Active Member

    Huh, go figure. Shouldn't be that hard to put something together
     
    SFaulken, Feb 10, 2016
    #23
  4. Patrick

    Patrick Super Moderator Staff Member

    The picture on Rock Auto's listing even showed the bushing. I'm fixin' to head to the hardware store and see what I can find....
     
    Patrick, Feb 10, 2016
    #24
  5. SFaulken

    SFaulken Active Member

    Damnit, I hate when the internet is wrong.
     
    SFaulken, Feb 10, 2016
    #25
  6. Patrick

    Patrick Super Moderator Staff Member

    I found a bushing, so I'm good to go. Just waiting on the fan.
     
    Patrick, Feb 10, 2016
    #26
  7. colojeepguy

    colojeepguy Colorado Springs

    What's the diameter of the fan?
     
    colojeepguy, Feb 15, 2016
    #27
  8. SFaulken

    SFaulken Active Member

    The one I pulled off of the 740 in the boneyard is roughly 15", which is actually right about the same as the steel fan I took of the Dauntless.
     
    SFaulken, Feb 15, 2016
    #28
  9. Patrick

    Patrick Super Moderator Staff Member

    I'm still waiting on my fan. The seller shipped it via Fedex "Smartpost", so it's taking forever.
     
    Patrick, Feb 15, 2016
    #29
  10. Patrick

    Patrick Super Moderator Staff Member

    Got the fan, and it won't work for me. It hits the bottom tank/ seam on the radiator. I'd need at the very least another inch to make it work. Oh well, I've made costlier gambles..:)
    I do have studs now instead of bolts to hold the fan on....
     
    Patrick, Feb 17, 2016
    #30
  11. Danefraz

    Danefraz Well-Known Member 2023 Sponsor 2022 Sponsor

    I think I've heard this more than once. :shock:
     
    Danefraz, Feb 17, 2016
    #31
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  12. SFaulken

    SFaulken Active Member

    Huh, that really strikes me as odd-ish. You've got the earlier radiator, right? Which I *think* has a skinnier profile than the one in my '70?
     
    SFaulken, Feb 17, 2016
    #32
  13. Patrick

    Patrick Super Moderator Staff Member

    Yep. But the grill/ shroud/ radiator flange is different, and I don't know if one is deeper than the other.
     
    Patrick, Feb 17, 2016
    #33
  14. SFaulken

    SFaulken Active Member

    Ahhh. I wonder if The fan blade you got is deeper than the one I've got. Most of the looking I did led me to believe that the Volvo part number for that fan was pretty much the same across the line, but I could take a depth measurement, just for curiosities sake...
     
    SFaulken, Feb 18, 2016
    #34
  15. Patrick

    Patrick Super Moderator Staff Member

    My fan looks just like yours, near as I can tell
     
    Patrick, Feb 18, 2016
    #35
  16. SFaulken

    SFaulken Active Member

    Well that's a bugger, sorry it didn't work for you.

    So I guess for those of you interested in doing this, at least based on mine, it fits fine with the later radiator (My CJ is a 1970 with a factory Dauntless), assuming they managed to plant the engine and radiator in the same place on all of them.....
     
    SFaulken, Feb 18, 2016
    #36
  17. Patrick

    Patrick Super Moderator Staff Member

    Yeah, I was kind of excited to try this. Not a big deal. Maybe I'll list this in the classifieds
     
    Patrick, Feb 18, 2016
    #37
  18. colojeepguy

    colojeepguy Colorado Springs

    Here's the new fan and clutch (purchased from Patrick) on my '70.
    Fits perfectly, and man does it move some air!
    20160403_162126.jpg
     
    colojeepguy, Apr 3, 2016
    #38
  19. colojeepguy

    colojeepguy Colorado Springs

    At idle it draws enough air to hold that little paper bag against the grille.... 20160403_162014.jpg
     
    colojeepguy, Apr 3, 2016
    #39
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  20. SFaulken

    SFaulken Active Member


    Woo, good deal, glad it worked for somebody else.
     
    SFaulken, Apr 3, 2016
    #40
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