2nd Gen Non-Engine/Transmission Checked Your Fan Blade Lately?

[FDziurda]

Thought this worth posting. This morning I received a call from my son saying something happen to his truck while running down the freeway at 75 MPH. He heard a loud bang and immediately shut the engine down and coasted to the side of the road. I towed him back to my place and here's what we found. It appears one of the fan blades broke off and disintegrated the fan shroud. The unbalanced fan then went into the radiator. The pictures are worth a 1000 words. New Radiator, fan, fan shroud, fan clutch and 6 gallons of antifreeze; Wholesale cost, about $600.



Think it is probably a good idea to check your fan once and awhile to see if there are any cracks, etc. This is something most of us probably never think of (I didn't) and the failure is pretty dramatic. His truck was a 94 Reg Cab 2500, 5-speed with approx 200k miles.



Good Luck everyone.



Frank

 

[Fishin Guide]

That sucks!!



Thanks for the pics.



Dave

 

[Woodenhead]

Same thing happened to me a while back. At first glance I thought that was a pic of my old fan. Here's the post .



Mike

 

[Philip]

I had the same thing happen a few decades ago. The car had a vibration I could not find. Then one day I had a slot installed in the hood when the fan blade let go.

 

[EBottema]

Nice, take that radiator to the scrap yard and they will give you about 10-15 bucks... help pay for that little problem... thanks for the tip. .

 

[WadePatton]

Nuther reason I'm going electric.



Number one reason is to keep truck(dog) cool while parked.

Number two reason is to get rid of the HP drag.

Number three reason is to get rid of roar and dust of fan when on gravel--and nothing is hot.



While I haven't had fan failure personally, I did have two fan clutch problems with my old ford. And found out recently that the flex fan I put on back when came apart a few years later. It didn't hurt anything! All came out the bottom.

 

[Cooker]

Nuther reason I'm going electric.



Number one reason is to keep truck(dog) cool while parked.

Number two reason is to get rid of the HP drag.

Number three reason is to get rid of roar and dust of fan when on gravel--and nothing is hot.

If your truck is overheating while parked I think something else might not be quite right? Although I don't live in "real" heat so maybe things are different where it gets warmer.



The HP drag, altough a substantial 30HP when the when the OEM clutch is fully locked up, is usually much less than that during normal driving conditions. I mention this only because many feel they will gain MPG's when going to electrics. Our Cummins is a bit different so don't expect it.



If you are going electrics and you tow, particularly in the mountains, make sure you are moving enough air, especially if you have an automatic transmission.

 

[Forrest]

Exhilirating experience ...

Just felt up my fan blades ...

 

[Forrest Nearing]

If your truck is overheating while parked I think something else might not be quite right? Although I don't live in "real" heat so maybe things are different where it gets warmer

he's talking about the AC's effectiveness... so his dog can sit in comfort w/ the truck idling...



in hot climates, there just isn't enough air movement over the condenser at idle to keep that AC crispy cold



Forrest

 

[Cooker]

he's talking about the AC's effectiveness... so his dog can sit in comfort w/ the truck idling...



in hot climates, there just isn't enough air movement over the condenser at idle to keep that AC crispy cold



Forrest

That was what the dog reference was for. That makes sense I guess I was reading too fast the first time.