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Would you attempt this; a 3600 kilometer (2250 miles) road trip
Topic Started: Jan 22 2011, 11:42 AM (1,929 Views)
WJK
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92blumetro
Jan 23 2011, 09:25 AM
i would do 2000+km round trip from penticton,bc to medicine hat,ab .all mountain roads.only had spare belts,hand tools.have total faith in my 20 year old car,has never left me stranded,over 270,xxx on the clock
Small world, I grew up mostly in Medicine Hat!!!! that goes back a few (lots of few's actually) years.
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Jim-Bob
Jan 24 2011, 02:03 PM
nerys
Jan 24 2011, 12:59 PM
intriguing. usually the fan is connected to the crank not an accessory. you got lucky!! bet that got some stares :-) hehe
No, normally it is connected to the water pump. I have yet to see a car where it is connected to the crank as that would make it eat into the ground.
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Not unless were talking corvair
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944door
Jan 24 2011, 02:43 PM
Jim-Bob
Jan 24 2011, 02:03 PM
nerys
Jan 24 2011, 12:59 PM
intriguing. usually the fan is connected to the crank not an accessory. you got lucky!! bet that got some stares :-) hehe
No, normally it is connected to the water pump. I have yet to see a car where it is connected to the crank as that would make it eat into the ground.
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Not unless were talking corvair
Not even a Corvair. The Corvair used a V belt that twisted and turned to drive a fan that laid flat on top of the engine. The VW Beetle used a fan that was driven off of the back side of the alternator and rotated inside the doghouse fan. Later VW Buses I believe DID use a crank driven fan starting in about 1972 (when they went to rectangular taillights) on what is called the suit case engine, as did most Porsche 911s.
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Grr

Hmm on my jeep its its bolted right to the crank. I have owned a lot of jeeps so I guess thats "normal" to me :-) or maybe I am totally whacked and not remember right. I will go look when I get a chance :-) hehe
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nerys
Jan 24 2011, 06:45 PM
Hmm on my jeep its its bolted right to the crank. I have owned a lot of jeeps so I guess thats "normal" to me :-)
no they aren't. What kind of drugs are you on.

I've owned several cj5s, cj7s, wranglers....everything. What the hell are you talking about..



just messin with you I have no idea.
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horn12007
Jan 24 2011, 06:47 PM
nerys
Jan 24 2011, 06:45 PM
Hmm on my jeep its its bolted right to the crank. I have owned a lot of jeeps so I guess thats "normal" to me :-)
no they aren't. What kind of drugs are you on.

I've owned several cj5s, cj7s, wranglers....everything. What the hell are you talking about..



just messin with you I have no idea.
Great post! ... lol

I've owned/wrenched several jeeps. They're all mechanical fans on the crank.
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^^^^^ what? haha that wouldn't be good. you mean bolted on the water pump?
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horn12007
Jan 24 2011, 06:57 PM
^^^^^ what? haha that wouldn't be good. you mean bolted on the water pump?
Oh it's a separate pulley. haha


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