85GT - no cooling fan

[Ivan A]

Since the temperatures have dropped I decided to pull my cooling fan to see if I can run without. I took off the fan and shroud. There was no viscous coupling or clutch on the fan, just hard mounted to the water pump (with a spacer).

The drive to work this morning was fine - no overheating. The engine was quieter since the fan noise is gone, and it was much more willing to rev to 6000rpm, still pulling hard rather than dying off.

Any comments - is this a reasonable set-up for winter ? I will put in an electric fan for next summer but meanwhile I will try this set-up.

 

[Daggar]

You can go one better and ditch the waterpump for an electric one. Be prepared to upgrade your alternator when you put the electric fan on.

 

[deftsound]

if you ask me i think its asking for trouble, not to mention ( i live in texas where the weather is about as consistant as kerry ) that if it suddenly warms up youll be having to put it back on