2500 Dodge Ram Mechanical Fan clutch Adapter Swap.

Hey guys, well this video is going to be a little different. Today we are swapping out the Electro-viscous fan clutch on our 2013 Dodge Ram Diesel 2500. It had been giving us problems throughout the years by not picking up the electrical signal to engage the fan while the AC was on. I replaced multiple sensors and have had the AC rebuilt after it went bad, Probably due to overheating, so I was happy to find this adapter from Strictly Diesel out of Arizona. I know I could have most likely done more research to find the root of the problem but I chose to go another route. We decided to go back to basics with making the swap back to a more traditional mechanical fan clutch. When you consider that this style of clutch had been in use for roughly 60 yrs, there's a good reason its been used so long,.... because it works. So if this is something you are currently struggling with on your rig, Give this video a look. This video is also a small introduction to letting my helper get his hands dirty and learn new things. Kick back and watch him give it a go. Thanks for your support in advance and I hope this helps you guys.
Side note: We have been on the road lately with this truck over some mountains and this thing is working flawlessly as it should. Glad we made the swap.

[@Gangstercub]

I just love having your young guy involved like this. He needs to play more of a roll on the channel.

[@michaelyork9975]

Nice job guys. I’m doing this. I’m this coming Fourth of July weekend weekend. I’m adding in bulletproof water pump, aluminum radiator, hoses, tensioner and pulleys, and Diesel Fuel Filter Kit relocation.

[@apollorobb]

For anyone doing this. Pull the bolts from the shroud extension like they did BUT pull the main shroud first then you dont have to fight the shroud extension out around the fan . Done a bunch of these and thats the easiest way ive found .

[@n7565j]

To your son: Enjoy every minute, every second you spend with your father! Learn all you can, while you can as none of us are guaranteed a tomorrow!!! I lost my father a couple years ago and wish I had 5 more minutes with him to tell him how much I love, miss, and appreciate him and all he's done for his family!!! Have fun and vacuum up all the info you can from your dad, they're a lot smarter than we son's give them credit for ;-)

[@generessler6282]

Your son is articulate. Succinct, clear description with perfect diction. Very rare. 99.8% of his peers are all about "like" and "ya' know" and "um..." every third word. I know you're proud, and you should be. So should he!

[@ICWeld]

Thank you very much for the kind words. Yes we are very proud of him and his sister. We work hard to be aware of word whiskers and to keep them out. I still struggle with that, as you can tell on my videos. 😕😃😃😁😁

[@darrenlavigne6849]

Awesome that your boy is getting more involved in the business and production He’s learning excellent work ethic and skills from you Isaac. Love the vids and always learn something from you. Even sometimes what not to do 😝 Glad you leave your mistakes and own learning experiences in the vids Keep up the good work Cheers

[@patrickcolahan7499]

Amazes me how much your son's speech sounds like you, except a little higher voice. A compliment in my book. He shows signs of being very mature and a quick study. Thanks very much for sharing your family moments with us.

[@kaydog2008]

Way to go Pops throw your boy into the shark tank for some KZbin introduction training. 👍👍

[@gatorguy7711]

Always great to be working with your son. Something he will always remember...

[@petermccuskey1832]

Love to see your son taking charge. I miss my youngest so that is serving with as a Sargeant in the Marines over seas. We have been through this on our welding rig before he left. Your son is very bright and respectful you have to be very proud. Stay safe!

[@robertfauls2958]

I love the way you're giving your son a trade that he'll be able to use the rest of his life. You're a good teacher, with the patients of Job. He is lucky to have a dad like you.

[@RLhole68]

I remember working with my Dad on things, they are great memories as well as learning important things like not to over tighten a bolt. I am glad your son has such an interest and is so willing to learn and work with you, and thank you for sharing the moment with us.

[@htownblue11]

Fantastic to see you teaching the boy. Sure it can be done faster by simply having him watch you, but it is far more valuable for him to do the job and gain that confidence for the future. And when he teaches his son, it will be because of you.

[@timcope3115]

My '14 2500 was just the opposite, the clutch fan locked up. Sounded like a jet taking off all the time. Also killed the fuel mileage by about 2-3 MPG. Dodge was proud of that clutch also.

[@johnwesner3935]

Hey Issac, that " feel " for how much to tighten comes after breaking and stripping a few bolts!:) It's that "Oh Crap!" moment:) It's the same with the one remaining bolt covered with junk or the difference between knowing it will come loose or not being sure. I hope your son continues to enjoy working with you. Passing on the knowledge is a good thing!:)

[@jackreed3445]

It's great that your son helps you with the home projects too. I had twin daughters that were hands on working on our car and home projects. They started out with Fisher-Price roller skates in my workshop and worked their way up to woodworking and automotive. Now they do that with their families. jack

[@yqwgjsg]

I love watching you work with your son. Funny when he was using the hammer nothing was moving then dad went all bad ass and came loose immediately. I guess it’s the experience with shock loading us older guys have.

[@dirtfarmer7472]

The kid started it so Issac didn’t have far to go

[@grumpyguys4082]

Retired auto body man. I always used an air chisel with a real long dull pointed punch bit on those fan clutches. Junior seems to be really mechanically inclined and he shows a lot of patience as well. Good job!

[@kerryburke3864]

What you call a crescent wrench over there is called a "shifting spanner' here in Australia.

[@doctwiggenberry5324]

Your job is to teach and lead by example. I admire you and you should be an example for everyone. Keep on the great work, both with welding and your family

[@bombardier3qtrlbpsi]

Father and son working together 👍 It doesn't get any better than that.

[@theoldbigmoose]

Just the way God meant it to be!

[@williamwood6531]

It is like they say! If this work was easy everybody would be doing it! Cool to see both of you working on the fan upgrade! Cool days ahead inside the truck!

[@charlescastillo8870]

As usual another informative and father and son work video. It's good to see ya'll do your own maintenance and repairs, also shows junior other aspects of someday running his own business. Keep up the mentoring and great videos.

[@larryvollmar8763]

Very nice video Isaac! One thing I miss is working on things with my father. Nothing brings me greater joy than working on things with my son teaching him along the way. We have to run those type of fan hubs up here in Michigan on our snow plow trucks. We can’t get enough air pass the snowplow blade to cool the motor in the winter running on the highway so we have to put a solid hub on there to get continuous airflow. They work great!!

[@mongomay1]

Thanks Isaac and Son for sharing the fan upgrade. You are right about the mechanical fan clutch being robust. I only had to replace one on my 1990 F-150 4.9L when it would not free spin when cold, which is a way to check them. Your fuel consumption will go up when it fails closed/engaged.

[@robertclines7519]

great job of letting your son learn. Very nice to see the relationship you have.

[@adamstripp39]

I'm a journeyman welder / millwright in my 40's but still love working with my dad. Great channel!

[@joepiker]

Fixing the truck is good...teaching your son is GREAT! I am sure you two had a great day working together, and getting it done1

[@marctrossbach6560]

Watching this makes me miss working on trucks with my son. Good times and great memories

[@MaestroPrep]

This brings back a lot of memories... My dad and I with KRLA and wolfman Jack on the Radio in the background!! Working on a car and learning life long lessons! Thanks for that Issac!!

[@horstszibulski19]

Great job from both of you! I really liked Junior's comments on the parts and how to do them, please more from him, makes a great addition to the videos! Thx a lot! 👍👍👍

[@wayoutwest4944]

Good mechanic work. The torch nor plasma even had to get involved. Good team work on getting the last bolts tightened up.

[@jason0870]

Awesome team work and a great teaching opportunity 👍

[@jasonthompson9817]

He sounds just like you and that’s a great thing!! Fantastic video. 🇨🇦

[@johnmolnar2957]

Great to see you & Junior working on your own stuff. He seems quite eager to help & learn. hopefully you can continue to pass your tons of knowledge on to him over the years .

[@daveA2024]

So nice to see your son taking a more involved role Isaac, I loved working with my dad, and now my grandson feels the same when he works with me, I constantly have to remind myself that there is a fine line to draw between micro managing the job and allowing my grandson to work things out for himself and show some initative, my main focus is to know we are working safely and we do not get hurt.

[@ron827]

Working with Dad, enjoyable. Learning from Dad, priceless. He even sounds like you.

[@pinwizz69]

Not just a nice job installing the new fan clutch and fan but also being a Dad who passes on his mechanical knowledge.

[@paulpipitone8357]

It’s so funny that you go on KZbin to learn something the same way I go on to learn from you you gotta love how KZbin has made so many people better at doing things Thank you for your talent and efforts

[@davidmunro1469]

Well done men. A day with out AC in Texas would be a real cooker .

[@jwaterous224]

Another great mechanical fix to add to your learning experience and smiles.

[@stevencorley2352]

And another future KZbin star begins his journey to fame. Always great to see you two working together. No doubt your son will grow to be a credit to his family and his community. Just like his old man.

[@Highlordratick]

teaching done right, hands-on under supervision. That is how you really learn.

[@BubbasDad]

Something I learned from my Uncle, long ago. He taught me how to tighten a bolt or nut to the approximate correct torque. Used a torque wrench set to 50, 80, and 100. tightened 100 bolts at each setting. This helps learn muscle memory and feel for the correct torque.

[@Daniel_cheems]

Your son will be an excellent tradesman. Learning from the best! :)

[@johnknox5692]

warm my heart see you kids helping.

[@davetaylor4741]

As with a lot of the other comments this reminds me of learning mechanics with my Dad. This never ended well as he had little to no patience with me and I was thrown off the job every time practically before I started. With comments on how useless I was. Good job I can learn by watching from a safe distance as I like playing with mechanical things. And no more remarks as he died over 10 years ago.

[@courier11sec]

Haha starting the threads on those is harder than the rest of the job. 😄 Great having Kiddo do most of the work and he did a good job narrating as well. I really enjoy seeing him learning with you.

[@bobcarry4820]

Good jon men. Nice to see both of you working on it.

[@joegustin7158]

Its So Great You Take The Time To Teach Your Son Means So Much He Will Allways Remember

[@middleway1885]

Yay for fixing things! Great job, both of ya!

[@vic745]

Life long lesson your boy will never forget. Awesome 👍🏼

[@boe4448]

Nice to see father and son working/learning togather. God's blessings to you and yours. Boe

[@michaelweatherhead9470]

Thanks for the video Issac and Son great job working together getting it done 👍✅❤️

[@bruceslattengren8587]

Awesome job out and in a little freezer action and there ya go

[@Christopher-iu6lg]

While your welding and problem solving are superb your mechanical vehicle approach is similar to the rest of us as only human!👍🙏😀

[@alexc.8424]

Like the different video, love seeing different stuff like auto repairs alongside the welding

[@PaulScott_]

Father and son working together - INSTANT THUMBS UP! :)

[@markreetz1001]

That was a great video. It was cool putting "the helper" in charge there for a while. Good practice.

[@arustydodge2111]

Fantastic video, ISAAC. Lotsa tradition here! You teaching your son!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. Great to see him dive right in and get his hands dirty, and know what he is doing. Brings back a lot of memories of me and my Pop, and I’m in my 60’s. Your son even sounds like you! Isaac, you are so raising him Right! Hats off to you and Your son in this father son project!⭐️⭐️🙏⭐️⭐️ Love to see you two working together 😇

[@ICWeld]

Thanks so much

[@Lil.s1k]

Your boy talks just like you. Calm and methodical

[@ricklarouche4105]

Your #1’s KZbin debut..”A Star is Born” good job dad, good job son! 👍

[@ls2005019227]

Great repair! It might be because I've been through your older videos....but looks like your son has really grown- I have 12 & 13yo boys, & we work together on a lot of projects (trucks, SxS, rifles, etc). In a recent paper for school, my oldest said that he "wanted to be a WELDER." He's already seen a couple of your torch videos; but there's several others that I plan to send to him as well. Keep on keeping on-

[@ZENERVOLTAGE]

You're very lucky being able to spend time like this with your son. My Dad never had the patience to do stuff like this with me as a young lad. I have the patience to do this stuff with my son, but it sadly doesn't interest him. He's 18 and going off to university, so electronics and welding (my hobbies) don't interest him in the slightest. Enjoy your time together and I'll enjoy watching you both as always.

[@stevenm3141]

That was fun. Amazing how much dodge engines have changed in the last ten years.

[@MegaCabCummins6]

I just did the Strictly Diesel fan clutch adapter on my '06, great upgrade. My engine temps stay very steady now. On the 5.9 you only need the new OBS Ford fan clutch and the adapter. And like MrAR15 said, pull the shroud, gives you more room and doesn't take much to get it out of your way.

[@scottraven1721]

Very well done ! Thank you all.

[@rudyrivera7426]

Teamwork! Great! Thanks for sharing!

[@jameskim62]

VERY NICE TO HAVE A DIFFERENT MENU with the TAG TEAM !!!!!!!! MORE PLEASE >>>>>>>>>

[@gidge34]

Amazing as always 🎉

[@patriot1182]

Nice job young man! Wow salt free under carriage nice! Up here in New England we get lots of rust and corrosion from salt from the winter road maintenance! Great job men!

[@ICWeld]

Yeah, this area doesn't use salt on the roads. We rarely have ice. We've had this truck since new in 2013. I'm glad we don't have that problem like you do up north.

[@JonDingle]

Great start for I C Young Man into the KZbin channel. Well done! Those viscous fan (fan clutch) couplings are a pain. I had to buy a special spanner to get the fan and coupling off a Land Rover Defender Td5 l once owned. It was a piece of 1/4 plate cut to size in a spanner style. Those Td5 engines ran so cold, you could take the fan off in late autumn and run all winter with no fan. Interesting stuff guys!

[@MrRebar15]

*I C Weld* Bravo well done, thank-you sir for taking the time to bring us along. God Bless.

[@barrysimmons5489]

Great job, enjoy yer videos. The 72, Power Wagon, 318 I had, a metal shroud, the clutch fan was original after 400 some thousand miles, went cross country fron NEcto SW to PNW n back to NE numerous times with 410s it was hard on valve's though. N plastic timing gears n chains.

[@Watchyn_Yarwood]

To freeze a metal object, I use canned air duster from the big box store. Turn it upside down, spray and it will freeze objects almost instantly. I had a bearing race stuck in an axle housing. No idea how to get it out then I thought about my computer duster can. I turned it upside down, sprayed the bearing race until it was frozen and pulled it out by hand. And yeah I know the welding trick but I didn't have a welder, the Jeep was in the middle of my driveway, I didn't have a bearing race puller, and it worked and only cost a couple dollars for the can.

[@ICWeld]

Good pointer. I'll have to keep a can of that on hand!

[@russellgilson4072]

Speaking as a father, always watching over your children to stay out of harm's way! Nice video Isaac!

[@jaysoncorey3585]

Enjoyed it very much! Well done Dad. Better done Junior!

[@davidcadena1449]

oh man it's funny to see you working in vans instead of your boots 😂. Great job guys!

[@ICWeld]

Right?! Mijo tries to keep me young.

[@MrTryingtodobetter]

Great teamwork.

[@jeanfouchet2196]

Happy for you that you where two persons to do that !!

[@wrodgers21]

Good job junior!!

[@jamesschell8164]

What a team!

[@MarvUSA]

Nice !! He's doing great Dad. Good job.

[@brianjohnston9822]

Method to the old man’s thinking, the son has a lot skinnier arms, means less nicks and cuts. It would probably be difficult with the spindle being so far down, but sometimes spinning something backwards until you hear/feel a click let’s you know when you matched the start of the threads.

[@jamesa7506]

Aahhhhh! I can feel the ac from here! 💨 Thanks fellas. 👍

[@richardvirchow2757]

Your son? Are you glad to work alongside your father? I am so glad to see family members working and learning about things together. Keep learning and memories of family times, together plus having fun with your father. Sincerely! R.S.V.

[@petepeeff5807]

I have a 06' 3500. I am slowly eliminating as much electronic B.S. as i can. I know ecm and such has to stay but everything else can go. Winter is coming so a heater box to manual controls and metal diverter doors is next. Thanks for the fan clutch info. I will order one as the last owner let the wires get caught in the belt.

[@georgeescaped6035]

seems kid is more at ease around cars/trucks than welding, give the lad some time he will come around!!!

[@WalkerAdventures]

Love your videos Isaac

[@richardgroom8003]

Great job & great teacher!!

[@chchaidan]

Good work team 🔧

[@richardellis3141]

very nice repair, good to work with your son, nice young man,

[@LarryYaw]

Aweesome Job by you and your young man. If you said his name I forget it. So glad to see him popping up mire in videos. FWIW. I love doing projects with my son. And they grow up way to fast.

[@billjunking_fool5549]

Nice job the mechanical fans are awesome

[@bigunone]

Great father and son job

[@leestewart8923]

An easy way to loosen fan bolts is to use an air hammer and place the tool tip on the nut flat in the direction you want it to turn. A couple of taps on the air hammer will quickly loosen the nut.

[@randyharris8669]

Had a good chuckle when you put the fan clutch in hahahahaha slid in there like a good fella👍🤣

[@tonyetter5460]

Teacher teaching the next Jen love it !!!!

[@jamesbruno5896]

Cool mod nice job guys! Wrenching with your Son is the best!

[@rgmoore]

That's confidence. Didn't even test it before you put the shroud back on. :)