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| Flex-a-lites don't need a clutch. |
| By Dave Shoe - 09/04/2003 5:34:28 PM; IP 12.2.11.131 |
Flex-a-lites become flat as the RPMs increase, and therefore perform the same function as a clutch. Clutches are helpful if you have a large rigid fan blade that pumps a lot at idle (desirable on air conditioned cars), but would otherwise pump too much at highway speeds, reducing gas mileage and eating horsepower.
Most all 1960s engines are standard rotation. Only when the serpentine belts showed up a decade later did reverse rotation become much of an issue. All car cranks rotate clockwise, if standing in front of the car and looking rearward. This is why the Ford 9" rear can be used in other cars, and also why trannies can be swapped.
Are you having overheating problems? Does the gauge get hot during normal driveing? It's notmal to peg the temp gauge when you turn off the car, but idling, rush hour, and freeway driving use should be able to handle things without showing anything on the gauge.
You'll have to tell us how your car behaves if you want any good fan suggestions. Bigger eats horsepower, but it must be large enough to prevent overheating the engine.
Shoe. |
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