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Re: Nice day for a drive

To: Dave Chu <dave@ece.concordia.ca>
Subject: Re: Nice day for a drive
From: Alan Lemen <alemen@ftconnect.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2000 17:06:13 -0700
Dave, Mine was making a lot of noise and was loose ( bearings) I got a
good used one and that really cut down the noise. Sounds like your
bearings are goings. See if it wobbles when you move it along the shaft
direction. ALso it should be pretty stiff to turn.

Alan

Dave Chu wrote:
> 
> We got up to 21C or around 70F today in Montreal and the rain held off.  I
> finally got a chance to take my car out (top down ofcourse :) with the new
> water pump.  I had removed the fan because the clutch was making funny
> noises.  I did not noticed any better acceleration but did noticed the lack
> of fan noise.  I hadn't realized how loud the fan was.  The only thing I hear
> now while driving is the smooooth sound of my exhaust, a pleasant surprise.
> 
> Has anyone has such experience after switching to an electric fan?
> 
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