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- Lake Orion, MI
Hey guys, long time lurker here.
Just purchased a 2001 XJ. Mostly stock save for a tiny lift and 31's.
Upon driving it home last night, smoke starts to come out from under the hood. Great. Upon inspection, the mechanical radiator fan contacted the brand new radiator in this thing, and completely trashed it.
Here's my question. What could've caused that? Everything is tight. Radiator wasn't moving at all, the engine mounts are good, so it's definitely not the motor shifting forward. The fan itself looks fine. I pulled on it to see if it was loose, but no such luck.
I removed the radiator, lower hose as that needs replacement as well, and the mechanical fan. The fan has about 6 tabs sticking out of the front of it, and those are what contacted the radiator. New radiator should go in tomorrow, but I'm debating what to do about the fan.
Can I remove those tabs a' la cut off wheel without issues? I don't know if they're there for balance.
Should I just upgrade to a Taurus fan/aftermarket one?
Does that fan expand depending on engine speed/temperature causing it to stick out more?
I tried searching, but couldn't really come up with much. Any help would be appreciated.
Just purchased a 2001 XJ. Mostly stock save for a tiny lift and 31's.
Upon driving it home last night, smoke starts to come out from under the hood. Great. Upon inspection, the mechanical radiator fan contacted the brand new radiator in this thing, and completely trashed it.
Here's my question. What could've caused that? Everything is tight. Radiator wasn't moving at all, the engine mounts are good, so it's definitely not the motor shifting forward. The fan itself looks fine. I pulled on it to see if it was loose, but no such luck.
I removed the radiator, lower hose as that needs replacement as well, and the mechanical fan. The fan has about 6 tabs sticking out of the front of it, and those are what contacted the radiator. New radiator should go in tomorrow, but I'm debating what to do about the fan.
Can I remove those tabs a' la cut off wheel without issues? I don't know if they're there for balance.
Should I just upgrade to a Taurus fan/aftermarket one?
Does that fan expand depending on engine speed/temperature causing it to stick out more?
I tried searching, but couldn't really come up with much. Any help would be appreciated.