oh there it is, he is using the fan, however I have a hard time believing if you are pulling that hard on the fan that the belt isn't slipping, are you sure it isn't the water pump? Or Generator/alternator. Or how tight is the belt? Too tight a belt can cause bearings to go bad in the above mentioned accesories. One thing to add is check inside the filter (if you have one) for metal. I always assume everyone knows this, but it isn't always the case. I also don't know what you consider "tight" if it is as tight as it would need to be for ME to hurt my hand it wouldn't spin as easily with the starter as stated in your comments. It may have been mentioned but there is a lot to cover here. How hard is it to turn by hand when it is cold? if it only gets hard when it is hot, there could be piston/ring clearance issues (already mentioned I know) but then again there would probably be metal in the oil, and here again I can't see it running for any length of time in this condition. There is no way I would tear an engine apart without examining the oil first. But this is all academic since the patient isn't in the room any more.
Last edited by brokenhead; 01/16/2012 6:20 PM.
