dont go gettin yer knickers in a twist GD it's too hot for that

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wot me,no never.

Get rid of that viscous fan, it sucks fuel!
I've had a 200tdi (oil leaks, tell me about them) & now have a 52 Disco II.
I fitted both with electric fans & have saved 10% in fuel consumption.
I was prompted by my firm, which ran a Defender towing an Ifor Williams with 10 barrels of fuel + 4 onthe Defender.
It used to go up the "Rest & be Thankful"(NW of Glasgow) & have to stop to cool down - pre electric fan.
After electric fan - no need to stop & from 500 mi to a tank it went to 550 - 600 mi to a tank

Diesels seem to run happily with no fan, don't try it with a petrol though.

For removing the viscous fan I find using a long flat bladed screwdriver or a crow bar under one of the pulley bolts is enough to be able to hold the pulley still while giving the nut spanner a sharp blow.

if it is really tight, get a long tube/bar and wedge against pulley bolt and chassis then undo the fan, hope that makes some sort of sense.

If it's really stuborn and you have a bit of steel bar lying about you can make up a y shaped brace to bolt it to the hub, but a sharp knock with a hammer will usually do the trick. drop a bit of grease on the threads and nip it up with the spanner when you put it back on. Mine span off once 'cos I didnt nip it up!

Run about with the fan and spanner in the boot with one eye on the temp guage, you'll soon see you dont need it!

If you go the leccy fan route, dont bother with a kenlowe, they are overpriced for the amount it will ever get used. head down a scrapyard and get a 12" leccy fan.

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I've never had a problem getting to fan off if the belt is on. spanner and sharp blow from the hammer is all it takes.

If the belt has gone then you need to hold the pulley and a long screwdriver usually does the job.

As for running with no fan it a case of takes your chance. You have to think that these vehicles have been designed to run in the heat of the desert. So for the temperatures we get in the UK its not usually a problem.

But do you want to take the risk.

Fantastico got there in the end with many a blow with a big hammer. Things are never as easy as they plan to be, got the fan off then tried to turn the crank with a spangly new 30mm socket I went out to buy especially the other day to find its the wrong size! - guess its a 28?

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gR@HaM

'95 Discovery 300Tdi ES 2.5

AlfaRomeo 147 GTA 3.2V6

I think it's 27mm Graham...same as the wheel nuts....but I could have remembered wrongly

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Richard
1994 300TDI Disco Automatic
Cardiff

Ta - will see if I can fit the wheel brace in now the fan's out..

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gR@HaM

'95 Discovery 300Tdi ES 2.5

AlfaRomeo 147 GTA 3.2V6

27 it is, thanks

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gR@HaM

'95 Discovery 300Tdi ES 2.5

AlfaRomeo 147 GTA 3.2V6