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[2pwrlftrs4u]

w/clutch or not??? electric???

ditched my fan clutch and got a 6 paddle hayden, i have my electric fan on the outside of the radiator on a toggle for a back up?

new fan cools much gooder

opinions?

 

[CrustyJeep]

If you can keep cool and find a good reliable thermostat, electrics are great. I couldn't get enough air with an electric, so I am happy with a clutch fan. Either option is eleventy billion times better than a solid or flex fan.

 

[pokey]

I prefer a fixed blade mech. fan. simple and nothing to break. However due to room restrictions I have been running a pair of flexalite thin pullers with a shroud and am happy with the setup. at least with two fans if one craps out I still have some cooling.

 

[Long&Low]

I got one 12" pusher, and two 10" pullers, the only reason I stuck the 12" on there was the "just in case" scenario. They cool the engine just fine, and I'm not running any shroud.

 

[Bunk1]

16 inch spal, Loud and affective.

 

[zuk88]

Had an electric for the zuk and it wouldn't cool very well. Installed the fan as a pusher and reinstalled the clutch fan and love it.

 

[Thanatos]

I am running a 3.8 Taurus electric fan with a 180* fixed thermo switch cascaded to a constant duty 85A solenoid that I picked up at West Marine. I am running the fan in the high speed setting and I was going through about 1 or 2 thermo fan controllers a year as the high current draw was melting the relays and harnesses. The solenoid is able to handle it and I have had no problems with overheating for almost 3 years now.

 

[68jeepsterkid]

I am running a 3.8 Taurus electric fan with a 180* fixed thermo switch cascaded to a constant duty 85A solenoid that I picked up at West Marine. I am running the fan in the high speed setting and I was going through about 1 or 2 thermo fan controllers a year as the high current draw was melting the relays and harnesses. The solenoid is able to handle it and I have had no problems with overheating for almost 3 years now.

I second this set up,I also run a taurus fan,I run it with a HD40a relay and run the switched ground thru a 1985-1989 honda accord thermal switch,it screws right into a standard chevy(1990-2000ish) water neck and turns on auto at 185-195ish and works awsome!!I have this on a chev 350 engine in my jeep.

 

[Binder]

I am running a 3.8 Taurus electric fan with a 180* fixed thermo switch cascaded to a constant duty 85A solenoid that I picked up at West Marine. I am running the fan in the high speed setting and I was going through about 1 or 2 thermo fan controllers a year as the high current draw was melting the relays and harnesses. The solenoid is able to handle it and I have had no problems with overheating for almost 3 years now.

I second this set up,I also run a taurus fan,I run it with a HD40a relay and run the switched ground thru a 1985-1989 honda accord thermal switch,it screws right into a standard chevy(1990-2000ish) water neck and turns on auto at 185-195ish and works awsome!!I have this on a chev 350 engine in my jeep.

I third this setup only mine is run off of a 70 amp relay.:awesomework:

 

[smalltowncowboy]

i can crawl around all day with my truck and never have a problem with my flex fan. every truck i get one of the first things i do is have the radiator rebuilt or replaced, and replace the thermostat with one where when it goes out it stays open instead of closed.

 

[skrause]

i have my electric fan on the outside of the radiator on a toggle for a back up?

Why? :wtf:

 

[TreeClimber]

bump

 

[Bunk1]

I dont like toggles. Its a 5 dollar part that can take out yer engine.

 

[leadfoot067]

i run a ford windstar fan...its a dual 15" and 13"...i run the 13" in the winter and the 15" in the summer...one 40a relay per fan and an adjustable flex-a-lite controller...the winstar fans fit the chevy radiator almostlike they were made for it:redneck: