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Old 05-27-2008, 06:09 PM
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Howdy - Just wanted to post that if you run through some mud and you start getting a cycling vibration, check out your cooling fan. It seems like it doesn't take much mud on that thing to unbalance it enough to create a pretty disturbing vibration. A quick hose-off resolves the issue. Concerned me at first, until I figured out what it was
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Great tip! Thanks.
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if you are really good at getting it muddy a hose wont be enough, you may have to clean each blade off with rags, been there
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Hate to dig up an old post but thanks! Just went on a muddy muddy trip for New Years and am now having this issue! I'll wash it off tomorrow
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Having the same issue. I love this forum.
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Well I don't have a viberation, my fan is just not working! Went out wheelin today and on the way out my temp gauge started spiking the red line. Once I got engine cooled off we were able to get home but fan still isn't working:(. Any suggestions?
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Originally Posted by Takenithome
Well I don't have a viberation, my fan is just not working! Went out wheelin today and on the way out my temp gauge started spiking the red line. Once I got engine cooled off we were able to get home but fan still isn't working:(. Any suggestions?
Mine died at 30,000!
I have replaced it with a SPAL sealed electric fan, 1000x better at cooling. Simple to wire it up to the factory plug.
You can mount it in the OEM shroud with some trimming and a handful of homemade mounting brackets.
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Originally Posted by serveapurpose
Mine died at 30,000!
I have replaced it with a SPAL sealed electric fan, 1000x better at cooling. Simple to wire it up to the factory plug.
You can mount it in the OEM shroud with some trimming and a handful of homemade mounting brackets.
thanks. upon further investigation i was able to bump the fan directly from the battery, but only once also i was not able to read a voltage thru the wiring. fuse is good, are there any sensors that people have had trouble with after getting a little wet?



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