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martauto
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Post Tue Dec 24, 2013 3:22 pm

Tell me how to do the rolled up newspaper test please.
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Post Tue Dec 24, 2013 3:25 pm

I think it goes like this:

Roll up a newspaper. Start car. While it's cold, if you use the newspaper to stop the viscous fan, it should do it. When the engine is fully warm, trying the same thing will shred the paper to bits. :)

No doubt someone will put me right.
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Post Tue Dec 24, 2013 3:30 pm

Nice !!

I`ll try it now.

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Post Tue Dec 24, 2013 3:42 pm

The test is in the Wiki, on the Cooling page, under (funnily enough) Fan:

http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... ooling#Fan
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Post Tue Dec 24, 2013 4:05 pm

Grrrmachine wrote:The test is in the Wiki, on the Cooling page, under (funnily enough) Fan:

http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... ooling#Fan
Thank you for pointing me in the right direction Mr. Machine.

All has been tried and the coupling seems to be f***ed.
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