2.8 clutch fan help!!

spykrules_276 · 06-22-2009, 11:29 PM

ok i understand that the 2.8 is a weaker motor

, and i know this because i can feel the motor losing power when i turn the ac on

. but i have read that the cluch fan restricts some power too. would switching to a flex fan without a clutch restrict more or help? would it cool as well?

layinlow88 · 06-22-2009, 11:34 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by spykrules_276

ok i understand that the 2.8 is a weaker motor , and i know this because i can feel the motor losing power when i turn the ac on . but i have read that the cluch fan restricts some power too. would switching to a flex fan without a clutch restrict more or help? would it cool as well?

Electric Fans...research how and do it

spykrules_276 · 06-22-2009, 11:43 PM

i would very much like to do that but i just lost my job and there kinda expensive. but for the flex fan i can get free.

layinlow88 · 06-22-2009, 11:46 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by spykrules_276

i would very much like to do that but i just lost my job and there kinda expensive. but for the flex fan i can get free.

Junkyard my friend...and the flex fan will get on your nerves...there not exactly the quietest things out there

spykrules_276 · 06-22-2009, 11:48 PM

i'm not worried about the noise or anything. i just want to know if it will releave the motor some and if it will cool as well.

layinlow88 · 06-23-2009, 12:01 AM

you can put it on if you want but you'll still feel the AC pull...nothing you can do to really get around that

spykrules_276 · 06-23-2009, 12:04 AM

oh i know that. i'm just going to bypass that on the belt. just tell me. will it free up a little horse? will it run cooler with the flex fan?

AHH AIR · 06-23-2009, 12:42 AM

the thing with a flex is its gona spin all the time (take power) but with the cluch fan spins "freely" till its warm. so yes it will run coller but ui will losse power so to say

spykrules_276 · 06-23-2009, 12:48 AM

hmmm..... well my clutch is going out on mine. and i don't have the money for electric fans. i guess i will throw it on there and see how i like it.

spykrules_276 · 06-23-2009, 12:08 PM

ok well i'm going to go put that flex fan on today. i will tell you guys how it goes

93v6banger · 06-23-2009, 03:02 PM

take pics!

spykrules_276 · 06-25-2009, 03:33 AM

well heres the thing. i got it half way on and realized that it would be spinning backwards. so no flex fan. unless i can find one with the blades the other way.

06-22-2009, 11:29 PM	#1
spykrules_276 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 38 Location: Livingston, TN User is: OffLine	2.8 clutch fan help!! ok i understand that the 2.8 is a weaker motor , and i know this because i can feel the motor losing power when i turn the ac on . but i have read that the cluch fan restricts some power too. would switching to a flex fan without a clutch restrict more or help? would it cool as well?
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06-22-2009, 11:34 PM	#2
layinlow88 Certified Auto HVAC Tech Age: 20 Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 7,454 Location: Camden, AR User is: OffLine	Re: 2.8 clutch fan help!! Quote: Originally Posted by spykrules_276 ok i understand that the 2.8 is a weaker motor , and i know this because i can feel the motor losing power when i turn the ac on . but i have read that the cluch fan restricts some power too. would switching to a flex fan without a clutch restrict more or help? would it cool as well? Electric Fans...research how and do it
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06-22-2009, 11:43 PM	#3
spykrules_276 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 38 Location: Livingston, TN User is: OffLine	Re: 2.8 clutch fan help!! i would very much like to do that but i just lost my job and there kinda expensive. but for the flex fan i can get free.
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06-22-2009, 11:46 PM	#4
layinlow88 Certified Auto HVAC Tech Age: 20 Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 7,454 Location: Camden, AR User is: OffLine	Re: 2.8 clutch fan help!! Quote: Originally Posted by spykrules_276 i would very much like to do that but i just lost my job and there kinda expensive. but for the flex fan i can get free. Junkyard my friend...and the flex fan will get on your nerves...there not exactly the quietest things out there
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06-22-2009, 11:48 PM	#5
spykrules_276 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 38 Location: Livingston, TN User is: OffLine	Re: 2.8 clutch fan help!! i'm not worried about the noise or anything. i just want to know if it will releave the motor some and if it will cool as well.
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06-23-2009, 12:01 AM	#6
layinlow88 Certified Auto HVAC Tech Age: 20 Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 7,454 Location: Camden, AR User is: OffLine	Re: 2.8 clutch fan help!! you can put it on if you want but you'll still feel the AC pull...nothing you can do to really get around that
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06-23-2009, 12:04 AM	#7
spykrules_276 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 38 Location: Livingston, TN User is: OffLine	Re: 2.8 clutch fan help!! oh i know that. i'm just going to bypass that on the belt. just tell me. will it free up a little horse? will it run cooler with the flex fan?
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06-23-2009, 12:42 AM	#8
AHH AIR Subsonic Kustomz Age: 26 Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 317 Location: watervliet, mi User is: OffLine	Re: 2.8 clutch fan help!! the thing with a flex is its gona spin all the time (take power) but with the cluch fan spins "freely" till its warm. so yes it will run coller but ui will losse power so to say
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06-23-2009, 12:48 AM	#9
spykrules_276 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 38 Location: Livingston, TN User is: OffLine	Re: 2.8 clutch fan help!! hmmm..... well my clutch is going out on mine. and i don't have the money for electric fans. i guess i will throw it on there and see how i like it.
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06-23-2009, 12:08 PM	#10
spykrules_276 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 38 Location: Livingston, TN User is: OffLine	Re: 2.8 clutch fan help!! ok well i'm going to go put that flex fan on today. i will tell you guys how it goes
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06-23-2009, 03:02 PM	#11
93v6banger first car and proud Age: 16 Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 735 Location: Lebanon, IN User is: OffLine	Re: 2.8 clutch fan help!! take pics!
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06-25-2009, 03:33 AM	#12
spykrules_276 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 38 Location: Livingston, TN User is: OffLine	Re: 2.8 clutch fan help!! well heres the thing. i got it half way on and realized that it would be spinning backwards. so no flex fan. unless i can find one with the blades the other way.
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