<jelwell1982@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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On Dec 10, 11:57 pm, "L.W. \(Bill\) ------ III"
<BillHug...@----------.com> wrote:
> > This from the biggest spammer of them all! The jealous, really weak
> ...
> alright wow....just came here askin for some help!!
> I don't care about whose who and fueds going on with people online.
> All I want is to get my Jeep running right so I can spend less time
> online and more time playing in the mountains and just lovin being a
> Jeep owner laughing at these silly 2wd'ers slippin and slidin and
> panicing in a little snowfall.
> Soo...I appreciate any advice, whether good or not, because I know
> there are people on here who know much more than me about what my Jeep
> is doing.
> Like most of us I enjoy driving my Jeep as much as possible. Even if
> most of the time it's just going to work, it still beats the hell out
> of any other car/truck I've ever driven!!
> Thanks for the help and sorry for the rant, just really don't like
> having the Jeep sidelined...!!!
> J

I like Bill's idea regarding the motor mounts. Inspection should tell you
whether they need to be replaced or not. Also I don't know it it has been
mentioned or not, but if your fan shroud is cracked anywhere it could be
vibrating enough to hit the fan. If you let this go on long enough it could
tear up your water pump bearings too. The thermal clutch is a round deal
with heat sink fins on it, that sits between the water pump shaft and the
fan. If you have one then you can turn the fan without the belt, crank and
accessories turning. That could be a source of a loose fan too. You can
get fan clutch eliminators at many auto parts stores. That is just a solid
chunk of steel that replaces the clutch. I find that when the clutch is
working it is at least innocuous, but when it quits you can't go uphil
without overheating.

If you go off road a lot or live on a washboard road you might consider
getting a slightly smaller diameter fan. Definitely keep the shroud though,
and fix what is wrong with it.

Cheers,

Earle




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On Dec 10, 10:01 pm, jelwell1...@yahoo.com wrote:
> 1985 Cj-7 with 4.2L
> About 3 weeks ago I started hearing a clickin noise in the
> engine....sounded like the fan was hitting the fan shroud, >
> Jeremy


Jeremy,
After I removed & re-installed my XJ's fan shroud while changing the
serpentine belt, I would occ. hear a noise, which I finally determined
to be the fan hitting the shroud. What I found was, I had failed to
position the tabs on the bottom of the shroud into the locator slots,
allowing the shroud to be drawn into the fan blades.

JS
1998 XJ

 

On Dec 10, 10:01 pm, jelwell1...@yahoo.com wrote:
> 1985 Cj-7 with 4.2L
> About 3 weeks ago I started hearing a clickin noise in the
> engine....sounded like the fan was hitting the fan shroud, >
> Jeremy


Jeremy,
After I removed & re-installed my XJ's fan shroud while changing the
serpentine belt, I would occ. hear a noise, which I finally determined
to be the fan hitting the shroud. What I found was, I had failed to
position the tabs on the bottom of the shroud into the locator slots,
allowing the shroud to be drawn into the fan blades.

JS
1998 XJ