[MWeed]

If your D suffers from the fan roar the 98-99 D's had, use the fan blade assembly and clutch listed in the tech notes for the V-10 fan swap. It's a different clutch and the fan blades are positioned differently to lower the fan noise while pulling in more air. It uses the V-10 fan assembly that bolts right on in place of the stock unit.

Other than that, the factory unit could be expensive. I'd check dodgeparts.com and your local auto parts chain stores for availability and pricing.

 

[MWeed]

They were in the tech section or questions section we had on the old forum. That's where I got the numbers from for my conversion.

 

[MWeed]

That's the one I was talking about.

 

[MWeed]

Being that mines a 99, it got the new shroud the TSB mentions. I think the fan will fit in the 200-2003 shroud, perhaps with a little trimming if any??

 

[MWeed]

You don't get the fan whine at startup, it pulls in more air for better cooling and is quieter.

 

[MWeed]

In case that doesn't work, stick a bolt into one of the bolt holes on the water pump pulley and place a big screwdriver in there to hold the pulley from turning and then use the wrench. The pulley's nut will come loose very easily.

 

[MWeed]

The other reason for the v-10 was the fan roar on startup. For some reason the fan would drive on startup and you'd hear the roar of the fan at that point, even when the engine was cold. It'd go away, but for some it was a real bother. The fan clutch worked well otherwise.

 

[MWeed]

That design goes all the way back to the 60's for Dodge.

 

[MWeed]

They supposedly did that for clearance issues. Otherwise they stuck straight out from the engine. I always preferred a bypass plate and a remote filter.