<br><br> well i took my clutch/fan off the truck when we had a cold snap here back in early october-<br> its been the typical midwest winter, 19 degrees for a few days, and one week later, it gets up to 40ish, then the following week is 19 degrees again-<br><br> welp, this past weekend was 40's friday, 50's saturday, and got up to our record high of 68 degrees sunday ;D<br><br>i had picked up a 7500# bobcat mini excavator from work on friday and i've towed in the 40 degree weather with no fan and had no problems with overheating-<br><br>well sunday rolls around and i needed to take the machine back [30 miles] cause my buddy was finished putting in a new water line to his house, except it was 68* out, and more stuff in the bed .<br><br>total weight was an easy 16,500 # and it never got over 190!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br><br> i did baby it some cause i was concerned about the ambient temp and the weight i was hauling, but this ole dodge sure does impress me the more i drive it!!<br><br>anyone else take their fan off when it gets cold out??

 

My friend took his off this winter and has not had a temp problem yet. He tows a 4 horse trailer every weekend. He just got back from the Maysville stock yards with two horses and never had a problem even when comming back into Ohio and going up a long steep hill.<br>DM01

 

&quot;Ye can't fool ****** Natre&quot;. She got more than one trick up her sleeve.

 

HMMMMM.... might have to pull the fan this weekend and give it a try.

 

All the fan does is pull air through the radiator and intercooler... the only time you should need it is if you are sitting still or driving slow (traffic!). At highway speeds you could probably drive forever without at fan.. but catch a red light or two.. hehehe

 

I run fanless from October to March. The truck feels like it picks up 10-15 HP without the fan ;D The other benifits are quicker warm ups and a noticeable reduction of noise in the cab.

 

[quote author=ProspectorTim link=board=11;threadid=8414;start=0#82243 date=1040294743]<br>All the fan does is pull air through the radiator and intercooler... the only time you should need it is if you are sitting still or driving slow (traffic!). At highway speeds you could probably drive forever without at fan.. but catch a red light or two.. hehehe<br>[/quote]<br><br> TIM-<br> FYI i have had this fan off for over 2 months and well over 4,000 miles-<br> most is highway, but i do encounter lots of city driving, stop and go traffic, and the dreaded.... TRAFFIC JAM-<br> while towing down to arkansas a few months ago, i got caught in ST. LOUIS for about 1 HOUR and the truck never got over 190* it was 62 degrees out, and i moved 1/4 of a mile in one hour-<br> so it seems to me that these trucks dont heat up alot if you dont beat on them, and im not worried about it till this spring-<br><br> im actually thinking of putting on a aftermarket dual electric fan setup and see how it does this spring, till it gets super hot out-<br>ANYONE KNOW WHAT THE CFM FLOW OF OUR FAN IS???<br> <br> www.ramchargers.com <br><br> sells a dual fan setup for my turbo regal, it flows 2340 CFM and the price is 79.99 <br>PART #674001 <br>wonder if it will flow enough this spring/summer?

 

My dream is to find the money to buy a Horton, best of both worlds