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Subject:Re: 86 Weekender, radiator fan very noisy.
From:Keith A. Hughes
Date:Sun, 27 Jul 2003 19:14:36 -0700

Hi,

First, are you sure the excessive noise is not just the fan on
HIGH speed? It was several months after I got my '86 Westy before
my fan kicked in on high speed for the first time. I thought the
damn thing was going to fly out the front end...Very loud. That's
the way they are.

If that's not the case, well, mine began making a bunch of noise
after I'd had it a couple years. I pulled the fan out, pulled off
the blade and cleaned off all the mud and crap that had gotten
packed in the blade, and on the front of the motor. I then lubed
the front bearing as much as possible (with light machine oil) and
reinstalled it. It's worked fine since (~6 years, and 60K miles),
so you might want to try it. Good luck,

Keith Hughes

>I haven't check yet but either there is something in the way or my
>radiator fan is cracked.
>It's very loud.

>Since I have AC I didn't see a replacement on the bus depot site.  Any
>one have to change their fan before?  Where did you get it?

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