Extentions to the top fan Shroud

[TomoHawk]

I have noticed that there are little spots across the underside of the hood in the area just above the cooling fan. I am assuming the spots are from water or anything that gets pulled through the radiator on the roads or highways. These spots don't come off with a little water or rubbing, like a water spot on the windscreen.

I was thinking that if you extended the top so it covered the fan blades, then the stuff would not be thrown at the underside of the hood, and it would look as nice as the rest does.

So is there a recommended way to either replace the fan shroud with some that cover the blades, or is there a good way to extend it? I thought of using some small pop rivets to attach a plastic or aluminum strip about 2 inches further.

Perhaps a qualified radiator shop would be able to do this?

[black gold man]

The stains are from oil that leaked from fan clutch.

[TomoHawk]

Isit normal for a new fan clutch to leak? It doesn't explain the "rock-chipping" that was there before I painted things.

[Mark Maras]

I don't think leakage is supposed to be normal. I noticed the same spots under my hood about six months before my fan clutch seized. I replaced mine with a flex-fan, You may want to start lokking for a replacement now rather than later.