Recent Content by Chile3

Update: 1. I removed the radiator end of the upper radiator hose and tied it back out of the way. 2. I moved the coolant recovery reservoir (CRR) as much as was possible from the top. 3. I lifted the truck and was able to disengage the CRR tab from the primary fan shroud which allowed me to move...

In addition I too noticed that the DRM conveniently ommitted the procedure for removing the "Coolant Recovery Container" for the diesel engine. I suspect that is due to the fact that they recommend removing the truck body from the frame in order to extract the 5.9L Coolant Recovery Container...

Thank you for the referenced video. It appears that the upper radiator hose was indeed removed to allow displacement of the reservoir enough to remove primary portion of the shroud upward. I am headed to the truck now to pursue this approach. Will report back with BDA ( Battle Damage...

Thank you to all for your assistance. I have received a new Hayden fan clutch for my EARLY 2004 Ram 2500 5.9L 305Hp truck. I additionally invested in a new hub bearing. Yes, I have a shop press to make the change. That is the least of my problems at this point. For the life of me I cannnot get...

Thanks to all for your assistance. This operative mode is much clearer now. Thanks again, Chile

Thank you for your timely response. So the device on the front of the fan clutch assembly is not actually a motor to drive the fan to a commanded rpm rather a valving device to control the internal fluid coupling to achieve a fan RPM determined by the ECU by other parameters. In all cases the...

2004 2500 2WD 5.9L. What is exactly the function of the component that appears to be an electrical motor on the front of the OEM clutch fan? Other sources (videos etc) have referred to this as a motor. Seems to me that it must be some sort of valving device along with the sensors (probably Hall...