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Dark side engineering: That infernal beehive

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Old 12-13-12, 04:47 PM
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Originally Posted by j9fd3s
fan clutches? i've never seen a bad one?
Funny, I've never had a good one. They'd never release.
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That's 'cause of all the salt you dudes have up there in Ohio.
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Oh no, trust me, an RX-7 lasts about two years of Ohio winters. This is with prime Southern cars.
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I think the emissions comment make the most sense for why the beehive came into being.

I still think FMOC are better but can see the issue in rally cross your trying to solve.

Don't get me started on clutch fans.
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Thinking about it further, trying to engineer a thermostat for the system would be too much of a pain in the tail, so I'll just leave that particular problem alone. I have enough fires that need to be put out without going off and lighting new ones.

Plus, I realized that I scrapped all of my beehives a while back. Had a box of seven or eight of them. OTOH, I have five FC oil coolers instead.
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