So I see an emerging trend here, I'm going to spend all my time un-f-ing everything this kid did to the car before I bought it. I don't know how it's still running. It's got an electric fan out of a Cobra. Great upgrade right??? Only it's wired to a toggle switch on the dash. I know this needs to be corrected but was going to wait until I upgrade the alternator. So on the way home today I hear an awful rumbling sound followed by white smoke coming out from under the engine area. Luckily I was almost home. I get there notice my fan no longer works. It also looks like the shroud made contact with the pulley (see pic.) Nothing seems loose but maybe the movement of the engine was too much (there was very little clearance to begin with.)
That being said, the car is obviously undrivable until I fix this. I know the correct way is to upgrade the alt and wire it to the t-stat like it should be. Is there a safe temp fix that will get it working until then?
That being said, the car is obviously undrivable until I fix this. I know the correct way is to upgrade the alt and wire it to the t-stat like it should be. Is there a safe temp fix that will get it working until then?