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[Runs With Scissors]

old skool....
I'd have just removed the hood....
2 guys, 10 minutes, toss into box, and go....

Hahahah....Hell man, my neighbors think I am a hillbilly now, I couldn't even imagine what they would say if I did that.

They were all looking out their front door, shaking their heads in disbelief, when I was "clocking" the top speed of each gear when I first got it home...

LOL

 

[DaveFromMi]

I worked at one of the OEMs doing HVAC and cooling development. They issued a TSB for this issue. The fix is a special cooling fan clutch.
The plow would create air currents such that the disengaged fan would spin backwards or not at all. The clutch oil would pump out of the labyrinth causing no engagement, even at idle. I believe that this fix is part of a "snow plow" package now.

 

[D2Cat]

Well, here she is in all her glory.

Rummaging around the scrap pile I found some angle's from a bed frame that my wife had pitched in the trash, to use for the attachment angles.

Me: "Hey why are you throwing that perfectly good bed frame away?"

Wife: "Damn it Paul, why do you keep every single scrap POS, just throw it away!!!!"

Me: "Oh, I'll use it for something one day"

Wife: mutters something about the house looking like "Sanford and Son" while walking way

Maybe I'm married to her sister!!!!!

My collection is so large and varied I have to take it to my farm 20 miles away.

 

[fried1765]

1. I'm still learning the plasma cutter, so I'm still at the trial and error phase.
2. My Sawz-all is up north. LOL
3. I live near a freeway so testing will be quick and if it don't work...your right, It'll be a 5.5 hour drive at 55

You NEED....A North Sawzall,....and a SOUTH Sawzall!

 

[fried1765]

Maybe I'm married to her sister!!!!!

My collection is so large and varied I have to take it to my farm 20 miles away.

I suffer from the very same problem.
A woman....who just doesn't understand my keeping stuff.....because I might need it someday.

 

[Crash277]

interesting, I used to have a plow on an 01 silverado (5.3), that i also used on a 14 ram (eco diesel). i used to drive it on the highway all the time and never had an issue. anywhere from 1-1.5hrs 2 lane and 4 lane 90-115kph

 

[Pawnee]

That is a pretty cool solution.
Airplane mechanic builds wing for snowplow.

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

Cannonball Run to UP!
Love the spoiler on the front, Lamborghini did it on the Countach so it should work on your truck.
(Actually Importers did it to get around the bumper height law.)

I know your problem!
It's 2 fold.
We have the same problems here.
First part of problem is you live where it snows!
Sorry not much of a cure for this, but time will tell.

Second and most important issue is the lettering behind the plow... DODGE!
They are notorious for this!
I know guys up here that swap the hood out for a cowl hood that dumps in front of the radiator and that cures the issue, as it uses the high pressure in front of the windshield to force air into the radiator.
These only work at highway speeds, which is when your over heat issue happens.

 

[jimh406]

I have a plow for my truck, but the problem is when I get on the freeway at speeds above 65 mph with the plow on, the truck overheats rather quickly.

They make fan clutches that cut on sooner for Ford for just this purpose. I don't know what you own. But I'd look at getting a different fan solution.

 

[Runs With Scissors]

I worked at one of the OEMs doing HVAC and cooling development. They issued a TSB for this issue. The fix is a special cooling fan clutch.
The plow would create air currents such that the disengaged fan would spin backwards or not at all. The clutch oil would pump out of the labyrinth causing no engagement, even at idle. I believe that this fix is part of a "snow plow" package now.

Hmmm, do you have a TSB number? I cant seem to find it on Google. I have replaced the fan clutch, but maybe I didn't get the right one?

 

[Runs With Scissors]

You NEED....A North Sawzall,....and a SOUTH Sawzall!

Hahaha...aint it the truth.

I have a North and South "one of just about "everything"

When we bought the place, the first thing my neighbor said to me was, 'Now you gotta go out and buy one of everything again"

 

[MountainMeadows]

Every consider an electric fan set up?

 

[Runs With Scissors]

Every consider an electric fan set up?

Not yet, I just replace the fan clutch.

The thing I would ask is this. If there is a lack of air (sort of like a low pressure zone) how would having a fan blowing longer help?

Wouldn't it kinda be like a fan sitting on a table on the moon? No matter how long you kept it on, there is nothing there for the fan to blow?

 

[DaveFromMi]

Hmmm, do you have a TSB number? I cant seem to find it on Google. I have replaced the fan clutch, but maybe I didn't get the right one?

I found this TSB which applies to Ford Truck diesel engines.
TSB 07-11-5 DIESEL ENGINE - OVERHEATING WITH A SNOW PLOW INSTALLED ON VEHICLES WITHOUT THE FACTORY INSTALLED SNOW PLOW PACKAGE

 

[GeoHorn]

I suffer from the very same problem.
A woman....who just doesn't understand my keeping stuff.....because I might need it someday.

Yep. BTDT

 

[lynnmor]

I live near a freeway so testing will be quick and if it don't work...your right, It'll be a 5.5 hour drive at 55

It would take 43 minutes longer, not 1.5 hours and it would take much less fuel.

 

[fried1765]

Hahaha...aint it the truth.

I have a North and South "one of just about "everything"

When we bought the place, the first thing my neighbor said to me was, 'Now you gotta go out and buy one of everything again"

I can certainly relate.
Until several years ago I had a place in Canada, a place in MA, and a place in FL.
Three of much stuff.
Now down to only two houses, so life has become a bit more simplified.

 

[MountainMeadows]

Not yet, I just replace the fan clutch.

The thing I would ask is this. If there is a lack of air (sort of like a low pressure zone) how would having a fan blowing longer help?

Wouldn't it kinda be like a fan sitting on a table on the moon? No matter how long you kept it on, there is nothing there for the fan to blow?

You don't have a low pressure zone. You have an air flow problem. The air doesn't flow through the radiator due to the plow blocking the flow. An electric fan + shroud designed for a radiator will move air through the radiator before the temperature gets so high it engages the fan clutch.

 

[GreensvilleJay]

one old skool 'fix' for overheating engine was to turn heater on full fan and hot. It'd drop the engine temperature from 'meltdown' to 'we can get home'.

the HUGE issue with 'overheating' is the automatic tranny literally frying !

another way to prevent overheating on the highway..... remove plow, toss in pickup box.

 

[Runs With Scissors]

You don't have a low pressure zone. You have an air flow problem. The air doesn't flow through the radiator due to the plow blocking the flow. An electric fan + shroud designed for a radiator will move air through the radiator before the temperature gets so high it engages the fan clutch.

I, kind of, get that but where would I place this fan, and how would I regulate it? I can't really think of anywhere to put one that would fit.