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Originally Posted by MT-2500
No not normal.
Turn it on and start it up .
Run engine at fast idle with air on and watch engin tempt and fan clutch and tell us how warm it gets and when fan kicks in.
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Ok, I drove around with air on for a couple of miles until engine was warmed up. I then parked in driveway, popped hood but did not raise it all the way - left A/C on and gently placed foot on accelerator to rev engine at about 1500 to 2000 rpm. Temp raised to probably 200* - that's it. About two clicks away from the 210* mark. My gauge goes from 160* on the low side, 210* right in the middle, and 260* on the high side. My temp never made it to the 210* mark. I did this for at least 5 minutes - which does not sound like a long time but it felt like forever. I never heard the roar of the fan. So I raised hood all the way and revved engine with the throttle cable under the hood - each time I revved it a little I could feel the fan pulling some seriously hot air back from the radiator - Like the fan clutch was engaged, but only when you gave the motor some gas. No major roar or anything like that. I'm sort of at a loss. I never hear the clutch "kick in" but when I give it gas I can feel it pulling some very hot air through the radiator.