July 2018
enough length to screw into
the water pump flange and
hold the pulley in place.
This length is 18mm. While
18mm bolts fitted the old
modification there wasn’t
enough room in the replace-
ment clutch so studs were
made and Loctited in place
in the water pump flange.
All the components were
then reassembled and the
clearances checked before
starting the engine.
All
went well without any fright-
ening sounds. So how did
it work? Well there’s good The new fan clutch and fan bolted to the water
news and not so good pump and holding the pulley in place. The gap
news.
The fan and fan between the fan and the radiator core is 23mm.
clutch worked wonderfully
well and kept the old six cylinder engine
cool as a ..., even when left idling. The
problem now is, it’s too cool with the
temperature needle barely moving. So
the next thing to look at is the thermo-
stat.
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& MARINE
CENTRE
Remember ladies and gentlemen keep
‘em tuned,
Rich
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