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Post by 442scotty on Jun 5, 2009 18:10:20 GMT -5
Im working on my other 65, a cutlass....
Has anyone swapped in a later model 455...say 75 olds..and found out that they cant use a fan clutch because its too close to the rad?
I tried moving the rad as far forward as I could...still about 1/2 inch too close...I dont really feel like putting in s shorter water pump and the pulleys would be screwed up then would they not?
The car has a/c as well to compound things...Are there any shorter shafted fan clutches out there say around 2 1/2 inch in total depth? cant seem to find anything online.
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Post by bubbasz1 on Jun 5, 2009 18:23:18 GMT -5
There are short length shaft clutch fans but my guess is that the clutch fan is going to have to go.
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Post by 442scotty on Jun 5, 2009 18:59:41 GMT -5
It would have been nice to have.....
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Post by RAM Z on Jun 7, 2009 9:41:50 GMT -5
Same thing happened to me. Clutch hit the radiator. I am running the repro plastic shorud and wanted to run the clutch fan, which was used with that shroud. Ended up using the 4 blade instead. There was no way the clutch fan would work.
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Post by bubbasz1 on Jun 7, 2009 10:23:28 GMT -5
Same thing happened to me. Clutch hit the radiator. I am running the repro plastic shorud and wanted to run the clutch fan, which was used with that shroud. Ended up using the 4 blade instead. There was no way the clutch fan would work. There has to be a way it will fit, as you know, I have one on my car with the low tech HD cooling set up.(aka the steel shroud not the fancy plastic one) Sorry for the dirty engine, but it's probably going to be like that for a while.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2009 14:54:36 GMT -5
I measured my original thermal fan clutch and it is 2.5" overall from the waterpump flange. I'll measure the aftermarket unit still in the box.
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Post by 442scotty on Jun 12, 2009 17:36:05 GMT -5
My original fan clutch is about 2.5 inches as well...I took back the 2705 Hayden unit I purchased and I believe it was about 3.25 or 3.5 inches...cant recall now...
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Post by 442scotty on Jun 12, 2009 18:16:11 GMT -5
Just caught a posting on ROP ...looks like Hayden 2765 is about .5 inch shorter and will fit...this one fits a jaguar
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