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[chartz]

To Sethsmate :
I was charged £160—and yes it is rip-off, but the used ones from scrapyards are generally DOA.

To Pitchfork :
My 'tractor' is our everyday-use family car, the one we use on holidays etc. Agreed, it isn't exactly a limo, but it runs gently and it is very reliable as you know. It is built like a tank too. Whenever I look at the Renault and its cigarette paper steel it makes me laugh !
I feel safe in my Omega !

So I decided to get the VFC repaired, with little success for now !

[unlucky alf]

i wonder what is in the viscose bit, it does sound like they are a bit fussy, ive had one in the past that had seized, i just heated it up & ran some thin oil down the centre sleeve, & it worked after that but still cant understand this storage thing, very strange :-/

[chartz]

[Martin_1962]

Try using an electric fan off a V6 model and use a relay off the temperature sensor - if that makes sence

[unlucky alf]

thats what i cant understand martin, ive already got 2 fans in the front & the viscose on the lump & i dont have a/c so its a bit of an overkill having 3 in total aint it??

[platty]

I run my Viscous during the summer, and take it off during the winter. If I leave it on during the winter, the temp gauge does not come off the bottom    Need to replace the stat at some point I suppose.

I think I know what you mean about the roaring though - should it not be locked up all the time then? What is the correct operation for one?

[TheBoy]

On the basis that a replacement may not have been correctly stored, I'll put up with the roaring, it's a Traktor after all, not the most quiet vehicle on the road!

rip the tinker off!

[TheBoy]

Try using an electric fan off a V6 model and use a relay off the temperature sensor - if that makes sence

tractor has that as well.

[chartz]

It should keep silent 99 % of the time, and be heard in heavy traffic conditions in summer (M25 anyone ?), or if you trail something like a caravan in mountainous regions.

[unlucky alf]

thats what i mean TB, 3 flipping fans in total, i reckon you could run it with no water & still be o,k [joke honestly ]

[chartz]

Hello everyone,

I told you earlier that my viscous fan clutch remained engaged all the time...
I had my water pump changed yesterday and guess what... the fan now remains silent, and for the first time in 6 months I can hear the engine noise, not the fan whirring !
How can a pump change affect the viscous clutch behaviour ?
Beats me, really.

[TheBoy]

Hello everyone,

I told you earlier that my viscous fan clutch remained engaged all the time...
I had my water pump changed yesterday and guess what... the fan now remains silent, and for the first time in 6 months I can hear the engine noise, not the fan whirring !
How can a pump change affect the viscous clutch behaviour ?
Beats me, really.

I would now guess the viscous is knackered and will never come on.  Get rid of the bloody thing


To test it, take it for s spirited drive, pull over, and touch the fan with a rolled up newspaper - it should shred it to bits.

[Andy B]

........... and touch the fan with a rolled up newspaper - it should shred it to bits.

Ah! In other circles, that would be the 'carrot test'. Same thing as the roled up paper, but if OK you end up with sliced carrot!  

[TheBoy]

........... and touch the fan with a rolled up newspaper - it should shred it to bits.

Ah! In other circles, that would be the 'carrot test'. Same thing as the roled up paper, but if OK you end up with sliced carrot!  

And if you're not careful, no fingers - hence why the usual recommendation is newspaper

[chartz]

I would now guess the viscous is knackered and will never come on.  

No, no, you misunderstood me, it's actually brand new, along with the pump, and everything now works as they should !