I'm completely done considering the fan as a possible problem, the fan isn't what should be cooling the engine at higher speeds, the fan is only for when you're slow or stopped. I have never had a heating-up problem going slow or stopped. It's only when going FAST so the fan should not even enter into the equation. Or are you going to tell me that when you are going down the freeway your clutch fan is blowing like crazy? I hope not for your sake...
Also, you guys who are saying yours never moves past the same mark on the gauge, first of all ask yourself if you are driving in 110 degree weather outside, because if you're in cooler weather then it doesn't matter, mine doesn't heat up either unless it's hot outside. Second ask yourselves if you have ANY idea what the actual temperature of your engine is... because most of you don't. The stock gauge will not go above the middle mark until 235 degrees or more! That tick below the middle where it normally runs, it will sit there anywhere between 180 and 230 or so. You could be running 220 or 230 all the time and you wouldn't even know it. So don't tell me your engine runs cool when you're looking at the dashboard temperature guage mmkay? Unless you're like Everet and you actually know what the temperature is lol... :P
Also I'm done with discussion about the water pump. Let's not beat a dead horse please. How do any of you know you don't have the SOHC water pump on your engine? Maybe it came with the wrong one stock from the factory and you didn't even know it! Maybe the dealer gave you the wrong one! Maybe aliens came down and put the wrong one on your engine while you were sleeping! See where I'm going with this? It's tiring.
Just for shits and giggles I'll say this again, the company makes a water pump for the SOHC and a different one for the DOHC, and the part number I have is the one for DOHC, not SOHC. Done deal. Also just for Dave, my fan is rated 1950 CFM which is higher than Fokion's and he doesn't have problems with his in Greece where he says it's pretty hot. Regarding your idea of putting the stock fan back on, here is something important to consider... NO electric fan will blow as many CFM as the stock clutch fan, however if the clutch fan is having to work to keep airflow over the engine WHILE AT SPEED, then there is definitely something wrong with the airflow across the radiator, as the fan should only be needed for going slow or stopped.
Last edited by Nukeiridium; 08/11/09 07:00 PM.