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I got a measurement of @ 18.5" on the installed fan blade and @3/4" clearance on the fan shroud. The parts I used are AM general plarts and work just fine on my serptine belt set up.
My V belt fan is 19.5 and the serptine belt fan I have sitting around is 19.5. I didn't open up my engine to check, but it fits the fan shroud just fine. Don't make this harder than it needs to be. Call the vendors and ask? I listed the part #'s and a vendor.
Thats to bad about Les Schwab , Must be one that doesn't work on semi trucks. The one around me did a great job balancing my tires and siping them. Guy that did the work got a work out. Its not hard to tighten up the steering box, there are a few video's on it.
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A fan clutch is a thermostatic engine cooling fan that can freewheel at low temperatures when cooling is not needed, allowing the engine to warm up faster, relieving unnecessary load on the engine. As temperatures increase, the clutch engages so that the fan is driven by...
I got my parts from Hummer parts guy. pn's 6013102 clutch and 6017546 fan. Its not a conversion kit, its what I figured out would work and it does. I did this when I got rid of the v belt set up and went serpentine. The noise is less and it keeps the temp down.
I have installed new windshields witch took 5 of them to get two that were not cracked, grab handles for the wifey, battery disconnect switch that that I'm not impressed with doesn't feel solid. and finally a tach that is a pos. I forgot I installed new side mirrors for a jeep, don't know about...
This must have been about the time I got mine an had a lot of trouble, mostly with shipping mistakes. I received a call from Advance Adapters about the length
of the output shaft, seems it was a bit to long and causing failures. I trimmed mine to what he said and moved on.