Looking for advice on a water pump Fan clutch issue.
I blew the water pump in the 55 and need to replace.
Looked around and bought a no oil cooler '76-'78 that
seemed to be correct, from what I researched here and
around the web.
So the fan on the 55 is a direct drive and I have factory
AC also and no PS. So 3 belts in all.
So the fan is the typical nylon 6 blade.
The issue here is that the water pump that was on there
is taller and has a different fan bolt pattern than a clutch setup.
The pump actually appears to be a pre'76 model from
the specs that I find and pics on the web (taller).
So the issue is do I keep the new water pump that requires a fan clutch?
And get a used fan clutch.
Do I send it back and get an older or different model
pump that is direct drive?
Is the Fan Clutch better than a direct drive?
Pumps from Cool Crusiers and they have found another direct drive
that I can swap out.
SOR say they have a driect drive also. SOR also said that NO FJ55
ever came with a Fan Clutch. Does anyone know if this is true?
I know that '78 FJ 40s do come with a fan clutch.
Thoughts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I blew the water pump in the 55 and need to replace.
Looked around and bought a no oil cooler '76-'78 that
seemed to be correct, from what I researched here and
around the web.
So the fan on the 55 is a direct drive and I have factory
AC also and no PS. So 3 belts in all.
So the fan is the typical nylon 6 blade.
The issue here is that the water pump that was on there
is taller and has a different fan bolt pattern than a clutch setup.
The pump actually appears to be a pre'76 model from
the specs that I find and pics on the web (taller).
So the issue is do I keep the new water pump that requires a fan clutch?
And get a used fan clutch.
Do I send it back and get an older or different model
pump that is direct drive?
Is the Fan Clutch better than a direct drive?
Pumps from Cool Crusiers and they have found another direct drive
that I can swap out.
SOR say they have a driect drive also. SOR also said that NO FJ55
ever came with a Fan Clutch. Does anyone know if this is true?
I know that '78 FJ 40s do come with a fan clutch.
Thoughts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!