Brent, I just replaced mine a couple of weeks ago.
It was loose like yours and made lots of noise. It's so much quieter with it
replaced. I was lucky and one of my local sources had a good used one. My water
pump was fine. It should not be floppy and should have a good resistance when
you try to turn the fan. The old one turned quite easily by hand.
I suggest you either get a good used one, look on ebay (I have seen a used and
a NOS there) or you could go with an electric fan.
Alan
'76 Spitfire
Original Message:
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From: BJ Martin bj_martin@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2000 09:08:03 PDT
Subject: viscous coupling
During investigation of a water pump noise, I find that there is "play" in
the viscous coupling. I'm able to noticably rock the "bearings" in it from
side to side and now I wonder if the noise was actually this rather than the
water pump itself. At over $100, I prefer not to change it out unless it is
really wearing out. Are these normally "sloppy"? thanks, brent
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