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Faulty Fan Clutch ???
I am having over heating problems and have replaced everything related to cooling in the past 3k miles. Just recently my car begain overheating again and i had orginally thought it was the thermostat, so i replaced it again. The mechanic then noticed that the fan was not engaging all the time, so i took it back to the original mech and they agreed it may be faulty and then replaced it free (hayden brand). Made it 10 mins bagain overheating, popped hood and fan once again is not engaged (free spinning w/ motor). Mech said that maybe he has a bad lot of fan clutches, gave me my money back for the part and told me to go and buy one @ NAPA. Same thing, hot car and fan clutch is not engaging. Turn car off wait a few mins, start car, up, clutch engages and works for a few mins then disengages.
PS. Dont think this has anything to do with it, but my alternator is on the fritz. Batt light is on along w/ others when i accelerate, lights are dim when idle.
What in the world would cause this, I'm stumped and so is my "mechanic".
Please help, thank you
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