Warning: Check your fan clutch before you get stranded on I-40

I was rolling down I-40 outside of Nashville last Thursday when my temp gauge started climbing fast. Pulled over and found the fan clutch was completely seized up, bearings shot and everything. Had to call a buddy with a wrecker to tow me 30 miles to a shop in Jackson. Cost me $450 for the part and labor plus the tow bill. Anyone ever had a fan clutch fail that suddenly on a Cummins ISX?

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thomasgonzalez5d ago

Three hundred and fifty thousand miles on my ISX and I've never had a fan clutch issue at all. I actually run without one half the time (not saying that's smart, just what I do) and it's never overheated on me even pulling a loaded trailer up Monteagle. Maybe that shop in Jackson saw you coming with that $450 part price tag.

miles_robinson205d ago

Honestly used to run without one too but this is making me rethink that.

walker.julia5d ago

Tbh it's funny how we all think we're saving money skipping parts until something goes wrong and the bill is way worse. It reminds me of people skipping oil changes on their cars and acting surprised when the engine blows.

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