cooling system

My fan is 1" away from the radiator. It's a pain to put it on but it works great. I would put the thermo back in, otherwise the coolant flows to fast through the radiator and it doesn't have time to cool. If everything is right you will not need another fan. Another thing, what water pump do you have? There is a 6 blade and an 8 blade. The 8 blade is for air cond cars. It will flow more at idle. The're like $25 bucks. I put a new one on every couple year's just because they get cruddy looking. I mask it and clear coat it.