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 Re: Tales from the Dark Side, the most bizarre way to suffer an engine catastrophe.
[Re: Smiley]
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06/09/04 08:02 AM
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( Something tells me that IÆd really hate to be on the receiving end of your æguest servicesÆ bill û I suspect the Pay-Per-View charges alone will equal the GNP of Guatemala! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" /> ) Pay-Per-View?! If only I hadn't brought my own camera on this trip! Okay Michael, Randy, and the rest of the moderators, I PROMISE to keep it above board from hereon out. Dallas you brought up a valid point. I've had the opportunity to check it out again in the daytime, and the waterpump hole (no tech terms right now, too many Fosters <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cheers.gif" alt="" /> ) for the fan driveshaft, is throughly reamed out. Overspun, reverse-spun, seized-up? Not sure now. Time to go back to bed..... Travis
"I can make it up the hill in 2wd, Honest! I'll just go FASTER!"
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Re: Tales from the Dark Side, the most bizarre way to suffer an engine catastrophe.
[Re: SunValleyAmigo]
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06/09/04 06:50 PM
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Thanks to Jerry, I'll have the parts to get back on the road. It can be started up and sounds okay, but without the alt it dies quick. Which is fine, I only needed to at least try, to see if the internals were still intact. 5-10 secs running on a cold motor without coolant is fine. Oh well, time to hit Avis. Travis P.S. Thanks for the feedback everyone! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />
"I can make it up the hill in 2wd, Honest! I'll just go FASTER!"
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Re: Tales from the Dark Side, the most bizarre way to suffer an engine catastrophe.
[Re: SunValleyAmigo]
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06/09/04 07:58 PM
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Anonymous
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Travis, I'm in Boise. Send me a message if you need some help.
eric
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Re: Tales from the Dark Side, the most bizarre way to suffer an engine catastrophe.
[Re: StinkBug]
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06/09/04 10:24 PM
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Well Dallas, I am guessing that my first one fell off due to all the driveline vibration and unbalanced 35's, I put my second fan falling off as poor craftsmanship on the first repair.
As far as a strong headwind, it could be possible that it somehow created a pretty good vacuum preventing the fan from spinning.
Peter
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Re: Tales from the Dark Side, the most bizarre way to suffer an engine catastrophe.
[Re: StinkBug]
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06/10/04 02:55 AM
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HI DALLAS YOUR RIGHT ABOUT THE FAN AND THE AIR STREAM, CAUSING A FAN TO SPIN FASTER THANS IT NORMALLY WOULD , AND THIS SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM, HOWEVER MANY YEARS AGO WE WERE DOING HI SPEED COOLING TESTS USING LARGE HI OUT PUT HARTZELL FANS , AND BY MOVING THE FANS AT DIANGLES TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR , AT A GIVEN SPEED USUALLY ABOUT 15 DEGRES FROM CENTER, MOSTLY FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE , WE COULD ACTUALLY CAUSE THE FAN TO ALLMOST STOP, WITH AN EQUIVELANT VEH SPEED OF ABOUT 45 MPH AND THIS WILL CAUSE A FAN CLUTCH TO GET HOT ESP ONE WITH THIS KIND OF MILEAGE, BUT A TRUE HEAD ON WIND WOULDN,T EFFECT IT AT ALL , CONDITIONS HAVE TO BE JUST RITE AND I WOULD BET THAT YOU COULD HOLD THE FAN BLADES STILL ON TRAVIS TRUCK WITH THE ENG RUNNING AT IDLE ESP WITH THIS MILEAGE , RARE YOU BET POSSIABLE YOU BET JERRY
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Re: Tales from the Dark Side, the most bizarre way to suffer an engine catastrophe.
[Re: JLEMOND]
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06/10/04 04:59 AM
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HI DALLAS YOUR RIGHT ABOUT THE FAN AND THE AIR STREAM, CAUSING A FAN TO SPIN FASTER THANS IT NORMALLY WOULD , AND THIS SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM, HOWEVER MANY YEARS AGO WE WERE DOING HI SPEED COOLING TESTS USING LARGE HI OUT PUT HARTZELL FANS , AND BY MOVING THE FANS AT DIANGLES TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR , AT A GIVEN SPEED USUALLY ABOUT 15 DEGRES FROM CENTER, MOSTLY FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE , WE COULD ACTUALLY CAUSE THE FAN TO ALLMOST STOP, WITH AN EQUIVELANT VEH SPEED OF ABOUT 45 MPH AND THIS WILL CAUSE A FAN CLUTCH TO GET HOT ESP ONE WITH THIS KIND OF MILEAGE, BUT A TRUE HEAD ON WIND WOULDN,T EFFECT IT AT ALL , CONDITIONS HAVE TO BE JUST RITE AND I WOULD BET THAT YOU COULD HOLD THE FAN BLADES STILL ON TRAVIS TRUCK WITH THE ENG RUNNING AT IDLE ESP WITH THIS MILEAGE , RARE YOU BET POSSIABLE YOU BET JERRY Well that makes sense, because I was staying in the passenger (65mph was all I could manage in a 75mph zone) and the majority of time, I had a 1/8 turn to the left just to stay centered. With the top off (home weather was beautiful) and the wind howling, I couldn't even hear my engine running. Travis
"I can make it up the hill in 2wd, Honest! I'll just go FASTER!"
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Re: Tales from the Dark Side, the most bizarre way to suffer an engine catastrophe.
[Re: JLEMOND]
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06/10/04 05:17 AM
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OK now that makes sense to me. I can see how an angled headwind could catch the advancing fan blades and cause them to stop. I agree, highly unlikely, but certainly possible.
Dallas
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Re: Tales from the Dark Side, the most bizarre way to suffer an engine catastrophe.
[Re: StinkBug]
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06/10/04 07:58 PM
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i had a similar thing happen on my first car, a '72 Plymouth Duster. the bearing(s) in the fan clutch apparently went bad and sent the fan into the radiator. so, being a goofy 16 y.o. kid, i replaced the radiator and fan, and it happened again. my uncle then told me to replace the fan clutch, and that solved the problem.
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Re: Tales from the Dark Side, the most bizarre way to suffer an engine catastrophe.
[Re: SunValleyAmigo]
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06/11/04 12:05 AM
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HEY TRAVIS IKNOW IAM NOT SUPPOSSED TO POST A MESSAGE LIKE THIS HERE , BUT YOUR PARTS ARE IN THE MAIL AND WILL BE THERE SAT MORN,, MAYBE THEY WILL OVERLOOK IT THIS TIME I CAN,T SEEM TO GET THE PM MESSAGE TO ACCEPT FOR SOME REASON OR ANOTHER ANYWAY THIS A MURGANCY RITE JERRY
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Re: Tales from the Dark Side, the most bizarre way to suffer an engine catastrophe.
[Re: JLEMOND]
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06/11/04 02:27 AM
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HEY TRAVIS IKNOW IAM NOT SUPPOSSED TO POST A MESSAGE LIKE THIS HERE , BUT YOUR PARTS ARE IN THE MAIL AND WILL BE THERE SAT MORN,, MAYBE THEY WILL OVERLOOK IT THIS TIME I CAN,T SEEM TO GET THE PM MESSAGE TO ACCEPT FOR SOME REASON OR ANOTHER ANYWAY THIS A MURGANCY RITE JERRY <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" /> That's quite alright, hopefully the forum Dementors (just watched potter!) will forgive this slight; this time <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/nana.gif" alt="" /> Thank you.... Travis
"I can make it up the hill in 2wd, Honest! I'll just go FASTER!"
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