Fan clutch

Click the link... Direct replacement for 4.7 and built to OEM specs.

EDIT: I checked Rock Auto and nothing but severe and heavy duty replacements.

 

hmm i found a factory clutch at rockauto . . .

http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/moreinfo.php?pk=1793576

hayden part #2781 for 46.79

 

Yeah I found that one too but it didn't state whether it was OE or heavy duty so further lookup on Summit Racing shows its heavy duty.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/HDA-2781/

It could have been a heavy duty clutch is OEM too......

 

hmm weird, i didnt go that far into it, but good job on finding that

 

Hm same results, maybe the stocker is a heavy duty to begin with.

 

I feel dumb now, i didnt refresh before posting. But already as you guys said it may be a HD from the factory. I'll ask again, would there be any problems removing the fan during the winter months and re installing in the warm months?

 

just alot of extra work, and if you sit in traffic long enough int he winter youwill still have overheating problems

 

Yeah there is a difference between radiant cooling and direct cooling. Radiant cooling is the outside air cooling the engine while direct air is a constant flow to the engine. Pretty much the heat of the engine after enough time is going to outweigh the coolness outside no matter how cold it is if you're not going. Pretty much what the fan does is simulate as if the car were driving fast while your going slow or at idle.

Like Shrp said, if you're ever in traffic even in the witet you're going to have overheating problems. Then you'll be slapping yourself for taking that fan out :P

 

This is correct. A Heavy Duty one should be OEM (might have messed up with the wording of my post), and Severe Duty is the heaviest duty style that doesn't like to disengage very well. Everyone complains about the Severe Duty not engaging....lol


Anyway, do not remove your fan until you have a replacement as you can and will overheat. Most likely, yours is on the way out as it should disengage after say the 1/2 mile or so when its cold outside. It should NOT come back on unless the truck is getting up to about 200 degrees or more.


BTW<----- I'm just gettin annoyed with all the kids on here lately, and don't forget dumb asses. Not that I am a know it all or anything, I just can't stand ignorance especially when people come here and post questions up, then tell us we're wrong, and they don't even know. It's really freakin annoying!

 

Well I dont recall directly saying you were wrong about anything, I may have disagreed but thats it.