Broken fan - What Now

[GTS Dean]

Some people hear that only a New Assembly will work, then say 'oh' with a sad face.

I hear that and say 'scr ew that, I'll find something that'll fit and work for 30% the price, max.' It's just a fan, and every ICE car has to have a fan of some sort to cool.

 

[Rubble]

Gentlemen. I have been schooled ! Too think all I was looking for was a way to fix my broken fan. Did not even know what a hydraulic fan was till I had this problem. Great info contained here thanks to all. I am sure others will benefit from the info exchanged on this thread as well.
Now back to the problem at hand here. VS you say the blades are replaceable. Ok I could see that and believe I saw it done on a you tube video. However, according to the dodge dealer and several on line sites the blade assembly (as it is not individual blade’s) is not available separately. Only as part of cooling fan assembly Make sense ?
So…how does one get their hands on Just the blade assembly ? Wrecker ? Aftermarket ?

 

[Viper Specialty]

Gentlemen. I have been schooled ! Too think all I was looking for was a way to fix my broken fan. Did not even know what a hydraulic fan was till I had this problem. Great info contained here thanks to all. I am sure others will benefit from the info exchanged on this thread as well.
Now back to the problem at hand here. VS you say the blades are replaceable. Ok I could see that and believe I saw it done on a you tube video. However, according to the dodge dealer and several on line sites the blade assembly (as it is not individual blade’s) is not available separately. Only as part of cooling fan assembly Make sense ?
So…how does one get their hands on Just the blade assembly ? Wrecker ? Aftermarket ?

You need to buy another unit, and steal the blade assembly from it. There are usually motor or shroud damaged systems floating around Ebay or Salvage with good blades.

 

[99RT10GTS]

Upgrade to a dual electrical setup like Dodge did for the Gen 4s............. Did for a reason......

 

[Viper Specialty]

Upgrade to a dual electrical setup like Dodge did for the Gen 4s............. Did for a reason......

You mean Downgrade.

Ask all those Ram SRT-10 guys how those electric conversions worked out for them.

 

[Rubble]

….and just when I thought it was settled ha ha
Hey Vs. Well here is my challenge. I’m in Canada what do we have 10% of the vipers Produced ? The access to the fan would be limited to say the Least. My option: find in the Us. Pay with our Peso then shipping and duty. Most guys know what their worth. Then remove assembly then the fan only and replace then re install assembly. I believe we may be approaching the $1100 + 3hrs labour investment to buy new whole assembly. Which dodge indicates is on BO. But 2-4 wks away (we’ll see)

 

[Viper Specialty]

….and just when I thought it was settled ha ha
Hey Vs. Well here is my challenge. I’m in Canada what do we have 10% of the vipers Produced ? The access to the fan would be limited to say the Least. My option: find in the Us. Pay with our Peso then shipping and duty. Most guys know what their worth. Then remove assembly then the fan only and replace then re install assembly. I believe we may be approaching the $1100 + 3hrs labour investment to buy new whole assembly. Which dodge indicates is on BO. But 2-4 wks away (we’ll see)

What you aren't factoring in, is that the same blade is used on all versions of the hydraulic fan, whether in a Viper or not.

The other versions, are generally much cheaper, and all over the place. I wouldn't doubt if you could find one in your local wrecking yards.

 

[MoparMap]

I think it was mentioned here already, but you'd want to be on the lookout for Jeeps and Mercedes of similar vintage (early-mid 2000s). Not sure what models specifically, but good to know it was the same fan on all of them.

 

[Viper Specialty]

I think it was mentioned here already, but you'd want to be on the lookout for Jeeps and Mercedes of similar vintage (early-mid 2000s). Not sure what models specifically, but good to know it was the same fan on all of them.

Blades ONLY. Shrouds of course differ, and motor configurations and valving also appear to differ between versions.

 

[GTS Dean]

4 things to check for alternate sourcing:
Outer Diameter of fan
Depth of the outer fan blade support cylinder
Number of Blades and orientation
Shaft Diameter at the drive hub

 

[MoparMap]

Blades ONLY. Shrouds of course differ, and motor configurations and valving also appear to differ between versions.

Even better to know, thanks! Will file that away for future reference should the need ever arise.

 

[Rubble]

Ok that makes sense that they are all a
Common fan blade between viper and GC. I did see the schematic for grande Cherokee assembly and the fan did look identical. Awsum my potential parts pool has grown !