Running Electric Fan All the time, Does it Hurt Anything?

[ARMAGEDON]

I put a Taurus SHO electric fan on my '89 Lx 5.0 and took off the origional fan and clutch.

My A/C does not blow cold when the fan is not on and the high side pressure is through the roof, creeping over 500.

Does it hurt anything to jumper the electric fan wires at the thermostate together so the fan is on all the time inorder to keep the A/C happy.

Thanks.

 

[HISSIN50]

It stresses the charging system and prematurely wears out the fan motor.

If you use a controller, you could tap into the feed into the LPCS so anytime the AC is turned on, the fan will run.

Good luck.

 

[tannerc91gt]

I run mine on a toggle switch (isn't ideal but it works just fine) the fan on all the time isn't a good idea, especially if your fan is pushing a decent cfm. Hard on the charging system, hard on the fan, and the motor has a harder time warming up, at least in my case.

 

[Mustang5L5]

Wire your relay setup up so that when you turn the A/C on, it grounds the relay for the fan out causing the fan to turn on independant of the temp control.

Pretty common setup with most aftermarket fan controllers, and can be easily wired in.

 

[BlackGT89]

" I put a Taurus SHO electric fan on my '89 Lx 5.0 and took off the origional fan and clutch.

My A/C does not blow cold when the fan is not on and the high side pressure is through the roof, creeping over 500 "

Is that like 500 PSI ?? Man that's enough to make one say Armagedon !



I would recommend the DCC Fan Controller. Comes on with the A/C, ramps up slowly so there are no amperage spikes, optional green to red LED that monitors fan usage (lets you know how hard it's working). Even has a jumper to compensate for underdrive pulleys. I love mine !