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Its The Little Things That Matter ......

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Taino

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Let me explain, water pump went out after 13 yrs of great service (got my monies worth). Some time ago I replaced my motor mounts cause they were just down to nothin. So I get the water pump replaced n notice my factory fan is all scuffed and has some cracks. I go ahead n change it. After all work is done, i go for a test drive n it feel waaaaay more smooth than before. Seems the fan was causing vibration, in turn making engine shake n such. I mention it to my mechanic n he agrees it will allow the car to focus on putting out power vs fighting not to vibrate. Checked all seals, make sure all pullies aligned. Probably gained back a few HP that was being robbed by the vibrations. Who would have thought a simple fan would cause such a headache. Word to the wise!
 

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Been there, done that. My fan clutch had broken and 1 fin on the fan was broken on my 91 GT and it was causing a A LOT of vibration. When I changed them, it was like a completely different car...with MORE POWER!
 

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I couldn't just go straight home after noticing it so i went to little spot I knew and did some burnouts n donuts. In a controlled, secure area of course

Hope someone out there reads this n avoids going threw it like we did
 
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the fans blake crack over time and you have engine mounts worn out the fan can hit the shroud or even a loose bearing the the WP
 

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I would be willing to bet that the vibration from the clutch fan did you no favors in regards the water pump failure
 
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