Installed my elec fan last weekend out of a Lincoln, turned out pretty good I think. Hopefully this link works since I dont know how to post pics, fan pics are the first few in this album http://s180.photobucket.com/albums/x271/rondanmar k...
The shroud covers almost the entire radiator so on high speed it really cools down fast. Instead of cutting down the shroud to gain clearance for the water pump, I merely "re-clocked" the motor off of the original mounting posts and gained almost half an inch. Seemed easier than cutting up the shroud, and the edges of the shroud lined up almost perfectly with the edges of the radiator. question one:
I am currently using a starter solenoid as a relay, it works fine but seems to get pretty hot if left on for more than a few minutes. Am I asking for trouble?
Question two:
I have a thermostatic fan switch that closes at 200, opens at 185. I made a tee out of brass pipe coming off the intake manifold. Switch in one end, temp guage sender in other. Neither seemed to work at all in the tee. Do the probes have to be actually in the flow of water to get hot? Would the switch be better in the radiator drain petcock? Ok, thats three questions Sorry for the long post, hope the link works.
The shroud covers almost the entire radiator so on high speed it really cools down fast. Instead of cutting down the shroud to gain clearance for the water pump, I merely "re-clocked" the motor off of the original mounting posts and gained almost half an inch. Seemed easier than cutting up the shroud, and the edges of the shroud lined up almost perfectly with the edges of the radiator. question one:
I am currently using a starter solenoid as a relay, it works fine but seems to get pretty hot if left on for more than a few minutes. Am I asking for trouble?
Question two:
I have a thermostatic fan switch that closes at 200, opens at 185. I made a tee out of brass pipe coming off the intake manifold. Switch in one end, temp guage sender in other. Neither seemed to work at all in the tee. Do the probes have to be actually in the flow of water to get hot? Would the switch be better in the radiator drain petcock? Ok, thats three questions Sorry for the long post, hope the link works.