Any way to shut off my engine fan?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by TruckerNate, Jul 5, 2012.

  1. TruckerNate

    TruckerNate Light Load Member

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    Makes my rpms drop like a rock, really interferes with my shifting.
     
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  3. NavigatorWife

    NavigatorWife Road Train Member

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    Doesn't this fan keep the engine cooler and from overheating.
     
  4. Mark Kling

    Mark Kling Technology Contributor

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    This is usuallytied to a Thermostat.
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  5. bender

    bender Road Train Member

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    No, no way to shut it off, you just have to compensate for it.
     
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    Find the fuse or relay but then it never comes on.
     
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  7. lucky_dog

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    Better to have it running all the time than not running at all
     
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  8. aiwiron

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    Not being nasty to you but disable a fan on a truck and you should be dragged out and made to walk home, it would make it run hot and perhaps blow a head gasket or even burn the motor up. Not a good thing to do, just learn to drive it like everyone else does.
     
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  9. NavigatorWife

    NavigatorWife Road Train Member

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    That's what I say if it is like on a car, we have had the fan fixed where it came on all the time just so as to not overheat an engine incase the thermostat got stuck.

    Perhaps they should teach a course of what makes an engine tick in schools nowdays.
     
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  10. aiwiron

    aiwiron Road Train Member

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    Very true but half of the billy bobs school of trucking those shake and bakes from trucking schools do not even check the oil in the trucks or change bulbs, empower them with more knowledge would not be a bad thing.
     
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  11. Jfaulk99

    Jfaulk99 Road Train Member

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    I agree with you but I've thought about making a switch to disable mine also. Nothing like washing/polishing a truck & trailer and in 2 seconds the fan in a dusty lot will totally screw up a shiny black curtain side.
     
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