On the way home Friday, I noticed a burning plastic smell for a second. When I pulled in the driveway and shut it off, the fan was still running. I poped the hood and removed my fan control cover and found:
Cheap plastic no name stuff. I shoulda known...
I replaced it with two Potter & Brumfeld relays. I also ran a 8 gage wire directly from the alternator and two 12 gage fuse links feeding each relay. I also soldered the wires directly to the relay tabs and did away with the connector plugs.
Other than that, my aluminum radiator/Taurus Fan swap has been working great. We are into the humid time of year with 100 degree days; the AC blows cold and the temp stays below190 even in traffic.
The 3G alternator is having a hard time now keeping the voltage up at idle. The draw of the Vintage Air AC Fan, the Taurus Fan and the 4 Extra #1157 bulbs in the sequential lights will drop the voltage to about 10 volts. If I'm at a long red light, I throw it in neutral and rev it to about 1200 to keep the volts up.
Cheap plastic no name stuff. I shoulda known...
I replaced it with two Potter & Brumfeld relays. I also ran a 8 gage wire directly from the alternator and two 12 gage fuse links feeding each relay. I also soldered the wires directly to the relay tabs and did away with the connector plugs.
Other than that, my aluminum radiator/Taurus Fan swap has been working great. We are into the humid time of year with 100 degree days; the AC blows cold and the temp stays below190 even in traffic.
The 3G alternator is having a hard time now keeping the voltage up at idle. The draw of the Vintage Air AC Fan, the Taurus Fan and the 4 Extra #1157 bulbs in the sequential lights will drop the voltage to about 10 volts. If I'm at a long red light, I throw it in neutral and rev it to about 1200 to keep the volts up.