Ford Escort Cooling Fan

[Larry" <rocco16v@netzero.com (Larry)]

Dan-
  you left questions unanswered;
did moving the rad stop the squeal?
does it squeal when the fan is off?

without knowing the answers to those questions, i'd say it's nothing more
than a loose fan belt....if the fan is hitting the radiator, you'll not get
a "shriek", you'll get a 'chatter'....  perhaps a fan bearing is bad?

Larry
----- Original Message -----
From: Dan Williams <scirocco21@hotmail.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 6:52 PM
Subject: OT: Ford Escort Cooling Fan


>
> Hey everybody:
>
> I know this is monstrously off topic, but I've got a really good friend
who
> has a fairly modern Escort ZX2.  A 98 or 99 I think.  Anyhow, she's got
this
> shrieking sound at idle coming from the area of the cooling fan.  It
lessens
> when she turns on the A/C.  I thought it was the fan, so I nudged the
> radiator.  It's in the mounts pretty loosely.  Anybody know what I should
do
> to fix this problem for her?  I can replace the fan, but I don't want to
if
> I don't have to.  I told her to get a Volkswagen but she wants to fix the
> Ford.
>
> Thanks
>
> Dan
> '86 8vScirocco
>
>
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