I enjoy watching your videos I learn so much by watching you I did my entire front brakes after your video you are a good mechanic thank you so much Elicia
Hey Nate, I would reconsider the electric fan idea, I did it on a vehicle of similar engine size and a much lower weight than your motorhome, was not good, the electric was the highest cfm available and it always ran hot, I got a new mechanical fan with clutch and a new shroud and even on the hottest days it never went over 190 degrees, even with heavy loads it ran cold, so id get a new clutch for your fan blade and a new shroud and then for your application cut into quarters with a way to reattach the pieces back together, as it looks like a new shroud in one piece would require radiator removal,
I agree. Mechanical fans are much better for this type of application. Another thing is making sure to not get rid of the shroud , it does a lot. Not to mention always worrying about if your electric fan is working or came on etc. If i were him i would get a new shroud and keep the mechanical setup.
Love you'r video's ,so good to see a young American fixing his own vehicle not like most Americans pay someone else to fix .I am 71 yrs from UK ,i was brought up the hard way because we didn't have much ,make what you got last as long to suit YOU IE fix what you got if can YOURSELF. 👌 and you do just that you remind me of me.Enjoy life and i wish you all that you get in life. STAY SAFE IN THIS PANDEMIC.👍👍.
Oh thank you I had to take a leak there??hey Nate I got to do a pair of steering pump and return hose on my 89 Ford E350 Coachman Catalina what fun I'm going to have
Keep the clutch fan. It’s way more reliable than electric fans by far. Also those $20 tools is 10x easier and faster. Chances are unless you’re a mechanic you’ll likely never use that puller again. I’ve built a couple thousand engines or more over the past 30yrs and the cheap puller with a zip zip from an impact or air ratchet and it’s off.
i know I've done that job before, but its been many years ! i wonder if my 1994 chevy 454 is the same engine, i doubt much changed in a few years. 1995 Fleetwood Southwind! love your repair videos!
Ah a new 710 plug. Keep your old fan parts, me thinks you will go back to it in the near future. I do not think the electric fans will deliver near the same volume of air to handle engine cooling and air conditioning. Plus, electric motors just stop when they fail.
Would the electric fan mod run constant or thermostat based? I've heard one side of those 454s in this config having serious heat issues with exhaust manifold.
@@ryanscott2548 I let him a comment to replace them. The chain can last , but it will be stretched and the cam gear has a nylon coating and will be all cracked and ready to fall apart if it’s the original.
Yup, first thing you should do on those old engines, is put a new chain and gears in. Those engines are pretty bulletproof, exept for those stupid nylon gears. Whoever came up with that must have been one of the worst engineers ever.
I wonder how the two parts of the harmonic balancer are fitted together with the rubber insert in the factory. Maybe the rubber insert could be replaced on Rusty and Jimmy instead of replacing the whole part. 🤔
You probably should have put a new timing cover seal in before you put the new harmonic balancer on. It's good to put a little oil on the seal. It would have been a good time to install a new water pump Just For Peace of Mind
How's that arm? Pretty sore probably. I've felt the pain the next day including today many times myself. It's a good pain though. Beats paying someone else. Had to laugh when you said Im going to be hurting tomorrow
Do you have a link to that puller ?, my G30 with 454 broke the timing chain and we've already broken a AutoZone puller tool trying to get it off and we just aren't having luck at all , vans been down for two weeks and I desperately need to get it fixed and back on the road
Probably not a good idea to destroy the fan shroud.electric fans are a pain and they draw a lot of power. I'm pretty sure your front grill is designed to come apart to access the radiator and shroud
Nate, Thank you for your determination with this. My 90 P30 Holiday Rambler has a failing harmonic balancer and this has helped me so much. (PS: your adjustables are Made in China, where can i send you a Made in USA set???)
Be careful with the use of electric fans they typically cant move near the air the mechanical can also the draw of dual fans an old low amp alternator won't keep up
@@ClassALiving My 92 30' pinnacle With A 454 runs a mechanical fan with a 16" electric auxiliary fan (factory installed HD cooling package) and when it's a 90ﾟor above sitting in traffic she gets very hot to 215 to 225+ And I have a 98 Dodge ram 2500 v10 That I swapped over to dual high torque high flow 16" electric fans and I could tell you right now they don't flow but maybe half as much as the mechanical did But when you install them just feel the difference of airflow With your hand when the engine is hotThe difference is surprising the mechanical will blow your hand around where electric fans you just feel the heat flowing around your hand it's tough to explain but you will absolutely tell the difference Either way let us know how it goes i Enjoy the mechanical videos best
Balancer Puller: www.summitracing.com/parts/pro-66514
I’m replacing my balancer to day and your video helped me out a bunch. Keep up the good work.
Glad I could help! :)
Brad and I are truly blown away by your mechanic skills. Great job, Nathan.
I enjoy watching your videos I learn so much by watching you I did my entire front brakes after your video you are a good mechanic thank you so much Elicia
Awesome work..👍👍 glad to see you back again...
Was missing your posts. Thanks for the update. Care about you
I love watching other people work lol!!! great job I learn so much from you and patches
You should’ve replaced the front seal while you had the damper off, also apply light grease or oil to the to the race the seal rides on
great great job /soon patches may out an about /thanks
Need to use high flow electric fans if you want to replace that mechanical. The mechanical fan flows a lot of air on those.
Hey Nate, I would reconsider the electric fan idea, I did it on a vehicle of similar engine size and a much lower weight than your motorhome, was not good, the electric was the highest cfm available and it always ran hot, I got a new mechanical fan with clutch and a new shroud and even on the hottest days it never went over 190 degrees, even with heavy loads it ran cold, so id get a new clutch for your fan blade and a new shroud and then for your application cut into quarters with a way to reattach the pieces back together, as it looks like a new shroud in one piece would require radiator removal,
I agree. Mechanical fans are much better for this type of application. Another thing is making sure to not get rid of the shroud , it does a lot. Not to mention always worrying about if your electric fan is working or came on etc. If i were him i would get a new shroud and keep the mechanical setup.
Hey Nate and everyone 😊
HI LISA! And all! 🤘👊
Good job Nate :)
I wish I could mend my car engine in my living room lol.
my younger brother rebuilt a 1970 ss nova 350 in my parents living room in 1976. they where gone a few months and never knew it :)
Good ob Nate. As everyone else was mentioning, I would do some other things to the front of that motor while everything is out and open.
Great job Nathan .
Love you'r video's ,so good to see a young American fixing his own vehicle not like most Americans pay someone else to fix .I am 71 yrs from UK ,i was brought up the hard way because we didn't have much ,make what you got last as long to suit YOU IE fix what you got if can YOURSELF. 👌 and you do just that you remind me of me.Enjoy life and i wish you all that you get in life. STAY SAFE IN THIS PANDEMIC.👍👍.
Oh thank you I had to take a leak there??hey Nate I got to do a pair of steering pump and return hose on my 89 Ford E350 Coachman Catalina what fun I'm going to have
I enjoyed that video Nate.Good work and I learned something new. Hi from England.
Great work. I enjoyed watching. Thanks
Great job!
You do good work a lot of people don't realize that the harmonic balancer can go bad...
Great video thanks for sharing
Good job.
Keep the clutch fan. It’s way more reliable than electric fans by far. Also those $20 tools is 10x easier and faster. Chances are unless you’re a mechanic you’ll likely never use that puller again. I’ve built a couple thousand engines or more over the past 30yrs and the cheap puller with a zip zip from an impact or air ratchet and it’s off.
Awesome job was really looking forward to this video, good work,, following you from Spain
Fan shroud comes apart in 2piecess. Electric fans will be a big gas saver when hooked up right.
never seen a balancer fail that bad b4! seen plenty slip though, water pump time looks haggard
Dreading this job on my 89 6.2L diesel.
i know I've done that job before, but its been many years ! i wonder if my 1994 chevy 454 is the same engine, i doubt much changed in a few years. 1995 Fleetwood Southwind! love your repair videos!
454 didn't change much I have the same thing in my 93 pace arrow
Another great video!
Nice job. That shroud was wasted! I would have done the same thing.
What part number did you use for the harmonic balancer?
Ah a new 710 plug. Keep your old fan parts, me thinks you will go back to it in the near future. I do not think the electric fans will deliver near the same volume of air to handle engine cooling and air conditioning. Plus, electric motors just stop when they fail.
If u leaking antifreeze u need find were leak is also make sure no oil and coolant mix shows up
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Would the electric fan mod run constant or thermostat based? I've heard one side of those 454s in this config having serious heat issues with exhaust manifold.
Lube my friend lube!
I got my fan shroud out in one piece because I removed the radiator!!! 85 Southwind
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while your at it, i would pull the water pump and timing cover off and put a new timing chain and gears along with a new water pump.
@@ryanscott2548 I let him a comment to replace them. The chain can last , but it will be stretched and the cam gear has a nylon coating and will be all cracked and ready to fall apart if it’s the original.
Yup, first thing you should do on those old engines, is put a new chain and gears in. Those engines are pretty bulletproof, exept for those stupid nylon gears. Whoever came up with that must have been one of the worst engineers ever.
I wonder how the two parts of the harmonic balancer are fitted together with the rubber insert in the factory. Maybe the rubber insert could be replaced on Rusty and Jimmy instead of replacing the whole part. 🤔
Said it before I'm going to say it again...You can fix anything!!!
You probably should have put a new timing cover seal in before you put the new harmonic balancer on. It's good to put a little oil on the seal. It would have been a good time to install a new water pump Just For Peace of Mind
Nice Job, lot of greasy work!
Hey Nate what brand torque wrench you have? Great video and thanks
How's that arm? Pretty sore probably. I've felt the pain the next day including today many times myself. It's a good pain though. Beats paying someone else. Had to laugh when you said Im going to be hurting tomorrow
Do you have a link to that puller ?, my G30 with 454 broke the timing chain and we've already broken a AutoZone puller tool trying to get it off and we just aren't having luck at all , vans been down for two weeks and I desperately need to get it fixed and back on the road
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i would of changed the front crank seal before putting it back on
How is jimmy and rusty doing?
Probably not a good idea to destroy the fan shroud.electric fans are a pain and they draw a lot of power. I'm pretty sure your front grill is designed to come apart to access the radiator and shroud
average mpg of your RV?
Around 10mpg
Great project Nate. Very well videoed as well.. Well done Sir! Made in the U.S. of A. ..👊🤘
Did mine it was a nightmare .
That harmonic balancer is a couple of big chunks of steel. It seems like having a flywheel on both ends of the crankshaft on a big engine. 🤔🇺🇸.
Nate, Thank you for your determination with this. My 90 P30 Holiday Rambler has a failing harmonic balancer and this has helped me so much. (PS: your adjustables are Made in China, where can i send you a Made in USA set???)
Electric fans will still need to have a small shroud to keep the air from bypassing and creating hot spots in the radiator
almost time for a summertime haircut😓
Sounds really good. That thing must suck gas with the carb.. No fuel injection at all.
Fan shroud is important. The fan will not cool the radiator efficiently without it. Good decision on electric fans. I've had good luck with them.
Awesome job be American buy American support the USA
Good job!
I see you haven't changed that lower rad hose yet. Just sayin
Ok . Never mind.
premix 50/50 is only good too 20 below! Not good in Alaska as we require 50 below or colder mix. just sayin and educating people
Thought you would have taken the opportunity to change the crankshaft oil seal while you had the balancer off
Time for a fan clutch Bro.....
2 piece shroud turned into a 40 piece. 🤣
That old girl is just crying out for a 12v swap...
Be careful with the use of electric fans they typically cant move near the air the mechanical can also the draw of dual fans an old low amp alternator won't keep up
@@ClassALiving My 92 30' pinnacle With A 454 runs a mechanical fan with a 16" electric auxiliary fan (factory installed HD cooling package) and when it's a 90ﾟor above sitting in traffic she gets very hot to 215 to 225+ And I have a 98 Dodge ram 2500 v10 That I swapped over to dual high torque high flow 16" electric fans and I could tell you right now they don't flow but maybe half as much as the mechanical did But when you install them just feel the difference of airflow With your hand when the engine is hotThe difference is surprising the mechanical will blow your hand around where electric fans you just feel the heat flowing around your hand it's tough to explain but you will absolutely tell the difference Either way let us know how it goes i Enjoy the mechanical videos best
@@merrittmcdowell8675 Thanks for your 1st hand knowledge. 🤘👊