Should a cooling fan spin freely
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Should a cooling fan spin freely I'm at the junk yard wanting to pull an engine and I noticed that some radiator fans spin so good and freely and others are harder to spin and won't keep spinning. What's normal? All engines have belt off.
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If you mean the fans that are attached to the water pump, if the pump is good, the fan should spin with it. What you are talking about relates to the water pump, as the fan is just bolted to it.
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FIRST you ask about fans, THEN how to tell a 4.8 from a 5.3. Short answer- you can't, from the outside, at least. The only difference between them is the crank, rods and pistons. All else is the same.
An engine mounted cooling fan IS related to the motor, dumbass! Something says you are nothing but a TROLL!
An engine mounted cooling fan IS related to the motor, dumbass! Something says you are nothing but a TROLL!
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FIRST you ask about fans, THEN how to tell a 4.8 from a 5.3. Short answer- you can't, from the outside, at least. The only difference between them is the crank, rods and pistons. All else is the same.
An engine mounted cooling fan IS related to the motor, dumbass! Something says you are nothing but a TROLL!
An engine mounted cooling fan IS related to the motor, dumbass! Something says you are nothing but a TROLL!
5.3 in the back of my pick up.
Troll these *****
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Attitude?
Re read this thread one day and see how your the one with attitude.
Keep your "help". Don't try to embarrass people online, You really threw me off with your random bashing bro, this is a place people come to ask questions not be scared because some random jerk is going to try to embarrass them or talk crap. Nobody talks to me like this in "real life" so I expect the same on the internet. RESPECT. #1 Rule...
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You ask about fans (engine driven), I give a good answer, you say "So unrelated to motor" ????? THEN You ask how to tell 4.8 from 5.3. I give a truthful answer. The ONLY response from you is a bunch of useless sass. Street punk attitude. Hence the Troll and dumbass labels. You want RESPECT?? Try giving some first. Might be a new experience! PUNK.
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4.8-5.3 question, pull a spark plug and run a borescope in the cylinder if the piston is flat top it is a 4.8 if dished with a cross cast in it it is a 5.3 ,note later model 5.3 have 799 or 243 heads with flat top pistons. 4.8 or 5.3 early models have 862 or 706 heads. FWIW
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It's the nature of online written communication for misunderstandings to occur on occasion. A misunderstanding occurred, let it be water under the bridge. We all have to have a fairly thick skin when online. I've been called far worse than a troll before online, it's not worth the rise in blood pressure to get upset. It might be wise to realize posturing with bravado like "no one talks to me like that etc" just looks silly when the rest of us read it.
G Atsma is one of the friendlier and helpful members on the forum.
It's the nature of online written communication for misunderstandings to occur on occasion. A misunderstanding occurred, let it be water under the bridge. We all have to have a fairly thick skin when online. I've been called far worse than a troll before online, it's not worth the rise in blood pressure to get upset. It might be wise to realize posturing with bravado like "no one talks to me like that etc" just looks silly when the rest of us read it.
G Atsma is one of the friendlier and helpful members on the forum.
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4.8-5.3 question, pull a spark plug and run a borescope in the cylinder if the piston is flat top it is a 4.8 if dished with a cross cast in it it is a 5.3 ,note later model 5.3 have 799 or 243 heads with flat top pistons. 4.8 or 5.3 early models have 862 or 706 heads. FWIW
Thanks for everyone's help.