Removed the fan housing so I could get to the oil cooler. What a frickin' mess! Over 1/2 the oil cooler is blocked by debris, found a spark plug between the #3 & #4 spark plugs, and miles of caked oil and dirt about the fan housing area

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1) Fan and alternator belt removed.
2) I found it easier to remove the internal C-clip in the fan housing that holds the alternator cooling boot, push the boot out, and pull the alternator. The books recommend undoing the boot clamp at the alternator but with the engine on the car skates that would've been a very difficult procedure!
3) Just shows how the C-clip was positioned in the cooling boot.
4) Fan housing removed showing miles of oil and debris burned to the case
5) The extra spark plug.
6) The blocked up oil cooler.


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