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LANDTANK fan clutch for S/C 1FZ
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inkpot
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Are you running the original style radiator? The original TRD setup w a spacer stil had nearly 1.5 inches of clearance between core and fan blade regardless of whether you ran an Eaton, black, or blue hub.
You need to remove that 3/4" spacer and swap in the shorter studs also.
The dealer has one in stock and 24 sitting in CA that toyota won't release. AJIK has a unmodded 1HZ clutch in stock. With two orders we'll get the last clutch from the dealer giving us two clutches to fill the current orders.
And we've found another supplier if the one I'm using now doesn't work out.
It's frustrating as I already bought more than 10 clutches from this dealer and suddenly Toyota has a hair across their ass about it.
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NLXTACY
Wits' End
Ugh.
We've all been there. It took a phone call to Rick for me to feel stupid for doing nearly the same thing. Luckily I caught it before the water pump install. You're in good company
NLXTACY
Wits' End
Nope. But has that ever stopped any of us?
Uh no.I don't see your bh3d cupholders yet!
Reading mud can easily convince one that his or her truck is just miles away from developing a chronic overheating issue, head gasket, full rebuild, five flat tires, and a rollover - lots of doom and gloom. I had wondered if all 80s didn't eventually suffer from heat issues, and if they did, perhaps we could head them off at the pass with a new fan clutch. But most likely it'll be fine.
You do the math
1973Guppie
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are you running a supercharger? if not, you don't need this......
NLXTACY
Wits' End
I should have 4 clutches at the machine shop by the end of next week 22are spoken for so there is two avsilble. Contact Josh if you are interested.
I have been driving around with the modified fan clutch for quite a while on my truck pre SC with zero issues.
Over Christmas vacation I installed the SC along with another mod and started testing this second mod over the weekend.
During one of the test runs I had shifted the truck into second so I could get some readings at WOT and at red line. Well things got away from me and I bounced off the rev limiter three times. The situation was rather violent and I started smelling anti freeze soon after.
This is what I found when I finally returned home after a tow.
Over Christmas vacation I installed the SC along with another mod and started testing this second mod over the weekend.
During one of the test runs I had shifted the truck into second so I could get some readings at WOT and at red line. Well things got away from me and I bounced off the rev limiter three times. The situation was rather violent and I started smelling anti freeze soon after.
This is what I found when I finally returned home after a tow.
what had happened is the fan blade had come into contract with the fan shroud along the bottom edge which them bent the blade for ward on top of the tank and into the core.
Attached here is a shot of the contact area.
Attached here is a shot of the contact area.
the main issues is from a sloppy radiator install. When looking at the side bracket on the rad it was obvious that it wasn't straight but at an angle that positioned the radiator closer to the engine. I loosened up the mounting nuts and pushed the radiator into the proper postion which resulted in gaining a 1/4" more clearance. The pic is a little dark but you can make out how the braket was out of position.
