# Wobbling radiator fan and coolant leak with no hose puncture or hole

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/wobbling-radiator-fan-and-coolant-leak-with-no-hose-puncture-or-hole/163236>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** dodge, ram-1500\
**Created:** [April 22, 2020, 1:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wobbling-radiator-fan-and-coolant-leak-with-no-hose-puncture-or-hole/163236 "2020-04-22T13:43:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![Cameron\_Chrabascz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Cameron\_Chrabascz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cameron_Chrabascz)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 1:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wobbling-radiator-fan-and-coolant-leak-with-no-hose-puncture-or-hole/163236/1 "2020-04-22T13:43:30Z")

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The radiator fan is wobbling and there was a coolant leak but no hole or puncture in the coolant hose. The belt fell off the pulley system and hood started smoking.

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 1:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wobbling-radiator-fan-and-coolant-leak-with-no-hose-puncture-or-hole/163236/2 "2020-04-22T13:49:32Z")

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What would your question be?

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**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 1:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wobbling-radiator-fan-and-coolant-leak-with-no-hose-puncture-or-hole/163236/3 "2020-04-22T13:49:46Z")

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Bad water pump at least, other damage now I bet.

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**Author:** ![Cameron\_Chrabascz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Cameron\_Chrabascz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cameron_Chrabascz)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 1:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wobbling-radiator-fan-and-coolant-leak-with-no-hose-puncture-or-hole/163236/4 "2020-04-22T13:51:50Z")

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I was trying to figure out what the issue would be and how to fix it. I read that it could be the water pump or the fan clutch but wasn’t sure the legitimacy of those.

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**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 1:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wobbling-radiator-fan-and-coolant-leak-with-no-hose-puncture-or-hole/163236/5 "2020-04-22T13:54:01Z")

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Wobbly fan could be either, add a leak and thrown belt means it’s the pump, at a minimum.

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**Author:** ![Cameron\_Chrabascz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Cameron\_Chrabascz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cameron_Chrabascz)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2020, 8:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wobbling-radiator-fan-and-coolant-leak-with-no-hose-puncture-or-hole/163236/6 "2020-04-23T20:58:00Z")

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So the fan is actually fine along with the water pump…the issue is I’m missing something to attach the fan to the water pump with, any idea on what that would be?

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**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2020, 9:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wobbling-radiator-fan-and-coolant-leak-with-no-hose-puncture-or-hole/163236/7 "2020-04-23T21:00:12Z")

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??? You have the fan separated from the engine?? Please describe in detail how what you have now is different from the original configuration (google a pic).

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2020, 9:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wobbling-radiator-fan-and-coolant-leak-with-no-hose-puncture-or-hole/163236/8 "2020-04-23T21:01:21Z")

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Would that be a fan clutch wrench set?

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/5/8/58f9290b65aa0e3feaa1b05f8efedf4cfd5e935a.jpeg)

Tester

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**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2020, 9:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wobbling-radiator-fan-and-coolant-leak-with-no-hose-puncture-or-hole/163236/9 "2020-04-23T21:07:42Z")

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What year/engine/miles?
