The fan clutch should have 4 or so bolts holding it on like most others. They are threaded normally, CW tighten/CCW loosen. So you would turn them CCW to loosen them if bolts are on the front and CW if bolted from the rear.
CW=clockwise
CCW=counter clockwise
Here is another easy way to remember... when facing the head of any right hand threaded bolt, or nut,,, Lefty Loosey,,,Righty Tighty
If the radiator fan won't work, it could be the clutch is bad. Radiator fans on the large V8's are supposed to "freewheel" if the engine is cold, and engage when the engine warms up. If the clutch isn't engaging, get a new one. It'a a simple replacment process, just pull the top half of the radiator fan shroud, pull the 4 bolts that hold the clutch to the water pump, then replace clutch.
The coolant enters the engine by way of the lower radiator hose and exits the engine by way of the upper radiator hose.
When standing in front of the van it is on the left hand side on the engine side of the radiator it's on the bottom. It plastic.
Standing in the front of the engine, It will be on the bottom right corner of the radiator. Towards the engine.
Could be, Restricted air flow through outside of radiator, Restricted coolant flow through inside of radiator, Faulty fan clutch, Missing or broken radiator fan shroud, Faulty thermostat, Low on coolant,
Standing in front of the vehicle looking at the engine, the crankshaft rotates clockwise.
a bad engine and transmission mount 1 in the rear near the fire wall or 1 in front near the radiator.
Once the thermostat has opened, the hot coolant flows from the thermostat housing on the engine into the top of radiator and out the bottom of the radiator back into the water pump.
Follow the upper radiator hose from the radiator to the engine. The thermostat is located within the housing where the radiator hose connects tot he engine. Drain radiator, remove hose from thermostat housing, remove the bolts that fasten the housing to the engine and pull off housing, pull out thermostat noticing the direction it is pointing. Installation is reverse of removal (making sure thermostat is facing in the right direction). Refill radiator with 50/50 water/antifreeze solution.
That means the engine is running HOT are overheating. Check engine coolant level, Thermostat may be BAD. Possible Fan clutch bad, Radiator stopped up. CHECK COOLING SYSTEM.
Everything depends on make and model, but usually, no you cant. A radiator fan is not designed to line up with the wrong parts. In some cases you may be able to fabricate one to fit. I fan clutch is driven by the engine. Electric clutch is controlled by the computer.
Radiator Removal & Installation All gasoline-engine equipped trucks use a cross-flow radiator. In this type, the coolant flows horizontally from a radiator inlet tank to a radiator outlet tank. # Remove the retaining clips for the radiator support brace trim cover and remove the trim panel from the vehicle. # Remove the fan shroud-to-radiator retaining bolts. # Place the special fan removal tools over the water pump pulley bolts and onto the fan clutch hub and loosen the fan clutch assembly. # Remove the fan clutch from the water pump and remove the fan clutch and the shroud assembly from the vehicle. # Slide the hose clamp back and remove the upper and lower hoses from the radiator. # Remove the recovery tank hose from the radiator. # Using a back-up wrench to support the radiator fitting, loosen the transmission cooler lines from the radiator and plug the lines to prevent contamination from entering the transmission. # The radiator is retained by two upper support mounts. # Remove the radiator upper support mounts bolts and remove the support mount brackets from the radiator. # Remove the radiator by lifting it straight out of the engine compartment The installation is the reverse of the removal.