There are two ways to fix this... where ear muffs when idling or replace
the unit. To confirm the worn clutch, check the side to side movement at
the tip of the fan blade.
Len Lubbers
Ottawa, Ontario
'79 Spitfire
-----Original Message-----
From: M. E. Foster <foster_m@swbell.net>
To: spitfires@autox.team.net <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Date: September 9, 2000 12:30 AM
Subject: Fan makes popping noise
>
>I have a '76 Spitfire that keeps making this sound like a muffled explosion
at
>irregular intervals while idling. After listening in various places in the
>engine bay, I'm pretty sure it's the viscous-coupled fan. It's really
annoying.
>Is there something wrong with it, and if so, how do I fix it?
>
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