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bentley429

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I recently just purchased a '89 5.0 lx which has some motor work done to it. It runs between 190-205 degrees on warm days. It already has a bigger radiator installed so I was wondering if I should try electric fans to help cool it down some. Also what size, number of fans, and brand should I be looking to get. Thanks,

Josh

 

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Dtowncats

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Please use the search function. There will be probably 10-15 pages of what you are looking for. I have seen Taurus, Mark VIII, Viper (my personal fav), Ram, Black Magic, and a couple other set ups. Search and you shall find what you need.

 

N8Miller

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there is a guy selling a cobra e-fan on the northeast classified section.

most any e-fan will do the cooling job that you want.

oh, and if you search, you could read for days.

 

04sleeper

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I have used a factory SN-95 fan and it has worked great for years.

I would recommend something OEM or OEM qualiy (like SPAL).

 

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What fan is on there now, and do you know what temp thermostat is in the car?

I'm guessing you must have a stock fan with a bad clutch, b/c a properly working stock fan should keep it cooler than that, especially if you have a larger radiator... make certain the fan is the problem first.

Any of the Ford OEM fans (3.8L Taurus, SN95 stang, Mark VIII) are well liked around here and should work fine, and the best thing is they're cheap. And yeah, there's more info on e-fans than you'd ever want to read if you do a search...

 

HISSIN50

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is it safe to assume it is running hot while at lights and very slow speeds, but does fine once at speed?

 

sgarlic

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I personally would recommend the 3.8 Taurus electric fan with the Delta Current Control unit. It's awesome. The fan cost me 30 bucks on ebay, & the controller was I think $120 or so. It's very simple to hook up/mount.

I should mention, you should upgrade your alternator to at least the 3g if you're going to do it, but according to Mr. Baskin of DCC, it's not required. I ran mine off the 75 amp alt for about 2 weeks before I did the 3g with no problems. The DCC unit gradually applies power to the fan instead of all at once, and mine has never needed to run at full speed since the DCC is so efficient.

Good luck.