Small update for now.
Took off the current clutch and spun it by hand with the fan removed. It would spin firmly about half way, then it had almost no resistance, then it would firm up again. Yup, that one is junk.
Got the new clutch installed and started the car. Wow, the new one makes the fan move at LEAST twice as much air. It even sounds like a small semi revving it up when it's cold. When it released some, it still moved a lot more air. Have high hopes this was the problem the whole time. We'll find out after tomorrow.
Does it even pay to go through the hassle with Rock Auto to warranty the old one just to get another piece of junk? They won't do a defective return for a warranty item.
The one from Rock Auto was $33
The one from Car Quest was $70
I'm completely fine paying more if it works as expected.
Took off the current clutch and spun it by hand with the fan removed. It would spin firmly about half way, then it had almost no resistance, then it would firm up again. Yup, that one is junk.
Got the new clutch installed and started the car. Wow, the new one makes the fan move at LEAST twice as much air. It even sounds like a small semi revving it up when it's cold. When it released some, it still moved a lot more air. Have high hopes this was the problem the whole time. We'll find out after tomorrow.
Does it even pay to go through the hassle with Rock Auto to warranty the old one just to get another piece of junk? They won't do a defective return for a warranty item.
The one from Rock Auto was $33
The one from Car Quest was $70
I'm completely fine paying more if it works as expected.