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Cooling Fan Rubbing on Housing
Has anyone found their fan(s) blades rubbing on the housing?
Last summer, I heard an intermittent scraping noise from the fan that stays on after engine shutdown. It seemed to go away during the fall, and I forgot about it, but lately I've noticed a smell of something burning, so I checked under the hood and found that there is zero clearance between the driver's side fan blades and the top edge of the fan shroud. The fan still spins, but it is constantly rubbing the shroud. So, I thought maybe the fan had come loose, but the fan mounting nuts feel tight. Question, is there room for adjusting the fan in the housing? Can the housing itself warp? Normally, I'd just get in there and start wrenching, but as you all know, there isn't a lot of room in the 944 engine bay, so I thought I'd ask here first! Thanks Eric
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03-13-2012, 06:01 PM
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Housing is warped, fan is drawing too much juice, failure of fan relay is next.
Path of least resistance. . .junkyard replacement. Path of thexthiest resistance. . .custom aluminum shroud with dual modern fans.
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03-13-2012, 10:50 PM
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Go to this ebay listing number: 130664648925. There's one for sale. Just the housing. Good luck.
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03-14-2012, 06:18 AM
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I had same problem... drove me nuts... screwed with fan mounting... got most of rubbing fixed... sandpaper on the blades (where rubbing) fixed rest...
Not permanent... fan now not perfectly balanced... will eventually fail...  But a good jerry-rig... till find thexthiest replacement... 
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 I have two of these ( they are not chipped either, I will update the picture and description) and two fans also. Message me at porscheken@nc.rr.com
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Nice looking fan shroud, what fans did you use? Looks like the corner boxed edge is welded up, correct?
And....is "thexthiest" an newly coined term by you???
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1985 Porsche 944
Shaggy
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Weiße Scheiße
Porsche 944 NA
1986 Porsche 951
My 951
My 83 NA
