Do Most Daytona Owner Use the Factory Stock Fan Clutch Setup?

[Speedfreak]

Or do you prefer to use a direct drive (no clutch) or some other type of setup for the extra cooling problems?   Mine currently has a fan ( no clutch), but not sure if I should put on the original.  Also with the no clutch setup, seems the fan is not close enough to the radiator to be as effective as it should be, a spacer should be added IMO.  Using the clutch setup would bring it closer. I have one from a Hemi car that would work.  I am trying to make sure everything is as it should be, so would prefer the original setup, if possible.  What do you usually do?  You can bake a chicken under there!

[nascarxx29]

Troy experienced overheating in TX with his daytona
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,58779.0.html.Water wetter and evans coolant provides extra cooling aid

[Dave Kanofsky]

I run the clutch fan, plus watter wetter in the coolant and mine behaves itself pretty good.

[C5X DAYTONA]

Your Daytona should have a fan shroud.  When you have a fan shroud you don't want the fan very close to the radiator.  What you do want is the fan to be about 1/4 of the fan width into the shroud.   I live in Palm Desert CA is it is uber hot here...   A fan clutch (short shaft) works fine at slow speeds (40 mph and under) but not good at freeway speeds in hot weather at all.  Wing cars need more air at freeway speeds due to the limited openings in the nose and the small factory front spoiler.      I use a direct drive 7 blade stainless steel flex fan from early 70s Mopar's and have ZERO heating problems.   Even when dad used to tow cars with it.   Over 250,000 miles on the car and still has never ran hot.   I did put a fan clutch on it a few years back to put it back to original.      Got hot as soon as I hit the freeway.    Water Wetter is a good product.   The more coolant you add the less the effect it has on cooling.   But I still use 2 bottles in every car I own with 2 gallons of coolant to protect the system from rust and corrosion.

[Speedfreak]

When it got it, the radiator was incorrect, 26", but only 2 core, really heated up to about 220 or more this summer.   Spoke to Bob at Glen Ray, he said could make a radiator, 100% original look, but would cool better.  I recently put it in, with the current fan (no clutch) and too far away from the shroud, it now runs around 170 so far.  Would really prefer to put the right one on, since I think I can get away with it now with the better radiator.  I have found the correct fan, just have to finish up the deal.

[r4daytona]

not to turn this post in a different direction, but what is the correct fan?  I believe it's a clutch, but I could be wrong.  What fan should I look for?  Part # ?  I'd like to NOT put an electric fan but I have heard of the possible cooling issues.

[nascarxx29]

Re: direct drive fans for our aeros, more so for Superbirds

« Reply #9 on: July 03, 2010, 05:42:04 PM »

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Quote from: Arnie Cunningham on July 03, 2010, 03:18:25 PM

Greetings All,

Just wondering if anyone knows the rhyme or reason for cars getting a direct drive vs a fluid drive fan system.  I have looked up the info in the Service Manual - seems to be an automatic vs manual transmission related issue.  And yet, I have seen build sheets and actual examples of cars being either way.  Is this one of those - "it was intended to be this way", but, ended up being - "just use whatever we have on hand" situations when the cars were assembled?  Kind of like the heat riser systems showing up sometimes on six pack cars?

I think I am running a 2863 216 fan now with a new aftermarket fluid drive and it seems to work well.  The replacement radiator core is a newer high density one however.

Thanks,
Brennan


I don't know the "exact" reason, but it appears it was a traffic driving condition situation. All the Daytonas got the fluid-drive fan (215 I believe with clutch). Apparently there were abundant warranty complaints or just engineering discoveries/observations. But, Mopar engineers learned that the Superbird was going to need something different, hence the direct-drive fan.

[nascarxx29]

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,71134.0.html   #216 fan   070 Clutch