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Then I'm wondering if it was running it backwards for a year and it wore out prematurely.
this is what im thinking. most of us havnt seen this type of issue i dont think weve dealt with a clutch being incorrectly installed for the rotation. but im still confused on how the fan is correctly installed when it shouldn't have been if they reused your old fan. was your old motor V-belt or serpentine?
...Anyone ever been inside of a thermostatic fan clutch far enough to see whats going on?