If you have run the fan on each speed for 15 minutes mounted up complete
to the radiator and the bearing sounds ok then you should be fine. It
will turn faster with an alternator running rather than just a battery.

Unless you have A/C the fan often doesn't run much, depending on
climate. The fan is not hard to change on a stock van without A/C just
by lowering the radiator with hoses still attached. The stock rigid
pipes end far from the radiator and long rubber hoses go the rest of the
way. I'm sure this design was meant to allow this kind of access. Prior
to 83 hoses did not.

Mark

neil N wrote:
> Surprisingly it is from a local (Vancouver B.C.) van. Though there is
> the ocean air aspect here on the coast. And there was a grease pen
> number on the shroud. Maybe PO got it from a wrecker.
>
> It works fine on both speeds when fired up on the battery charger and
> the squeek isn't that bad.
>
> That's a kind offer.
>
> Do you think that even though my fan works, it may be a waste of time?
>
> Thanks.
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