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Hey, I have a wobbly cooling fan. What's up with that?

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Old 11-28-2001, 07:30 PM
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Default Hey, I have a wobbly cooling fan. What's up with that?

I have been trying to find a tiny coolant leak for a month. I had assumed that it was a pin hole leak in a hose. I was nosing around the engine when I noticed that my cooling fan wobbled just a little bit. Bearings letting go I guess. I think that explains the coolant loss. Anybody ever notice this before? Funny, there is still no coolant leakage under the car.
Old 11-28-2001, 07:38 PM
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Default Re: Hey, I have a wobbly cooling fan. What's up with that? (Tim80)

Sounds like time for a new water pump. The water pump seals can leak intermitintly.
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Sounds like time for a new water pump. The water pump seals can leak intermitintly.
I figured that after I bragged in another post that I hadn't had much trouble that something had to happen. I've never had one that did like this one. Normally there is a big puddle under the car. I still haven't noticed a leak. Just the wobbly fan.
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Default Re: Hey, I have a wobbly cooling fan. What's up with that? (Tim80)

Sounds like your waterpump is exiting stage right :jester .
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Default Re: Hey, I have a wobbly cooling fan. What's up with that? (Tim80)

I installed a waterpump from autozone that had a slight wobble in the shaft. The next day the shaft broke off goin down the road lodging my fan into my radiator :reddevil . Autozone totally rembursed me for all the damage that came to around $800.00:cheers: . Change yours as soon as possible and go with a higher quality pump than the one i got. Tom75 :chevy

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