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Leon Fisk <lfiskgr@gmail.invalid> wrote:
> 
> On that same old big block with cooling woes... I tried a "fan clutch
> eliminator" too. It was an adapter with lots of bolts that took the
> place of the fan clutch. This took care of the spacing to shroud
> problem. Search that has some results for this both pro and con:

I'd prefer to use a clutch if possible. The Scout's gas mileage is
bad enough already, I'd rather not make it worse 8-) But, if the
blade I ordered won't fit, and the blade I have won't fit, I might
opt for a clutch eliminator as a temporary fix. 

One small discovery so far is that 3/32" teflon cord valve bonnet
packing seems to make a good water pump gasket. The paper gasket
wouldn't seal owing to warpage between pump and housing.  

Thanks for writing!

bob prohaska