In GT50H's question about his overheating problem, I remembered an open question I had.
I'd love to hear opinions. I bought Flex Fans for my 89 and 93 LX's, but then let myself get talked out of installing them by a neighbor (another 'shade-tree mechanic'). His opinion was that 'I'd set the field of auto engineering back by 30 years by doing that'. His opinion was that the fan clutch relieved the motor of a load when disengaged, and that without the fan shroud and OEM fan, I would lose cooling efficiency. I've seen articles report that the Flex Fans INCREASE efficiency. Also, with those years, my engine compartment has enough crap with all the vacuum hoses and electrical connectors they needed for emissions back then. I'd love to clear it out a little bit (fan, clutch, and fan shroud). What does everyone think?