brianp38dse
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That may work but they are in to alloy so may be a bit corroded if the fan works ok when tested leave well alone.
P38A P38 2.5 diesel viscous fan rivets.
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bang squeeze suck blow!?
Grrrrrr
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The fan!
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Why would that be?But if the fan goes the other way, the engine must too
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When you say newspaper, do I wedge it in-between the fan blades & do I stop it's initial progress on startup? Because it'll be slightly stiff to begin with won't it?
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Tightly rolled newspaper, start the engine, wait for the viscous to free off, push end of newspaper into fan blades, fan should stop. Repeat with the engine up to temperature, fan should not stop, it should shred the paper.
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If it takes my fingers off when I retrieve the newspaper (there might be something I've missed) should I call it a day?
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it must be going backwards if it goes the other way?? (please don't hit me)
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Depends on the routing of the belt around the pullies
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Yes.
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Well that's what I'm thinking. Instead of wedging it in could I not hold the roll of newspaper and press it against the fan until it stops. Their's probably no need to hold it until it reaches temperature, is there?
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That would be if I just rammed it Into the fan. But if I press it against the fan until it slows down. Remember it's still cold so should slow down if the VC isn't broken.
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Typically the fan fails open so it never goes stiff/locks up because the oil leaks out .
It's rare to fail locked up, but then it would be very noisy and obvious
It's rare to fail locked up, but then it would be very noisy and obvious
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Nobody mentioned "wedging it in", you push it into the fan blades and it will either stop or chop.
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Cheers for clarification 
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Use a hotdog and film it for us
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I have been filming my progress so I might do that...
